Genesis
Genesis 20:8
8Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early the next morning | בַּבֹּ֗קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| Abimelech | אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| got up | וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם | way·yaš·kêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7925 start, rise, early |
| and summoned | וַיִּקְרָא֙ | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his servants | עֲבָדָ֔יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and when he described to them | וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| had happened | הַדְּבָרִ֥ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| were terrified | וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ | way·yî·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.