Genesis

Genesis 20:9–10

⁹Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.” ¹⁰Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”

Read all of Genesis 20

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Genesis 20:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
called	וַיִּקְרָ֨א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם	lə·’aḇ·rā·hām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
and asked	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מֶֽה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you done	עָשִׂ֤יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to us	לָּ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
How	וּמֶֽה־	ū·meh-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I sinned	חָטָ֣אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
against you	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have brought	הֵבֵ֧אתָ	hê·ḇê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
such tremendous	גְדֹלָ֑ה	ḡə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
guilt	חֲטָאָ֣ה	ḥă·ṭā·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H2401 sin, sin-offering (?)
upon me	עָלַ֛י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
my kingdom	מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י	mam·laḵ·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
You have done	עָשִׂ֖יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
things	מַעֲשִׂים֙	ma·‘ă·śîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
to me	עִמָּדִֽי׃	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
should not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be done	יֵֽעָשׂ֔וּ	yê·‘ā·śū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make

Genesis 20:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
also asked	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֑ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
What	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
prompted	רָאִ֔יתָ	rā·’î·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
you to do	עָשִׂ֖יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
such	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
a thing	הַדָּבָ֥ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 20:9 Genesis 12:18 · Genesis 39:9 · Genesis 26:10

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.