Genesis

Genesis 20:6

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.

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.