Genesis

Genesis 20:9

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.”

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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

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