Genesis
Genesis 20:6–7
6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her. 7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die — you and all who belong to you.”
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Genesis 20:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֵלָ֨יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| in the dream | בַּחֲלֹ֗ם | ba·ḥă·lōm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| Yes | גַּ֣ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| I | אָנֹכִ֤י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| know | יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you did | עָשִׂ֣יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | זֹּ֔את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| with a clear | בְתָם־ | ḇə·ṯām- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8537 completeness, integrity |
| conscience | לְבָבְךָ֙ | lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and so I | אָנֹכִ֛י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have kept | וָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְ | wā·’eḥ·śōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H2820 withhold, refrain |
| you | אֽוֹתְךָ֖ | ’ō·wṯ·ḵā | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from sinning | מֵחֲטוֹ־ | mê·ḥă·ṭōw- | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2398 miss |
| against Me | לִ֑י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| That is why | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| let | נְתַתִּ֖יךָ | nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you touch | לִנְגֹּ֥עַ | lin·gō·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| her | אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
Genesis 20:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| return | הָשֵׁ֤ב | hā·šêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| the man’s | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| wife | אֵֽשֶׁת־ | ’ê·šeṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a prophet | נָבִ֣יא | nā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| he will pray | וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל | wə·yiṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| for you | בַּֽעַדְךָ֖ | ba·‘aḏ·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H1157 separation |
| and you will live | וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה | weḥ·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2421 live |
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do not | אֵֽינְךָ֣ | ’ê·nə·ḵā | Adverb; second person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| restore her | מֵשִׁ֗יב | mê·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| be aware | דַּ֚ע | da‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you will surely die | מ֣וֹת | mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
| you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who belong | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| to you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 20:6 1 Samuel 25:34 · 1 Samuel 25:26 · Proverbs 21:1 · Genesis 35:5 · Genesis 31:7 · Exodus 34:24 · Psalm 84:11 · 2 Thessalonians 2:7 · Psalm 51:4 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Genesis 39:9 · Genesis 20:18
Genesis 20:7 Job 42:8 · 1 Samuel 7:5 · Hebrews 13:4 · 2 Samuel 24:17 · Revelation 11:5–6 · Numbers 16:32–33 · 2 Kings 5:11 · 1 Kings 13:6 · 1 Chronicles 16:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.