Genesis
Genesis 21:25–26
25But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized, 26Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
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Genesis 21:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֖ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| complained | וְהוֹכִ֥חַ | wə·hō·w·ḵi·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| to Abimelech | אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| about | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a well | בְּאֵ֣ר | bə·’êr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H875 well, pit |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Abimelech’s | אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֥י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| had seized | גָּזְל֖וּ | gā·zə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1497 tear away, seize, rob |
Genesis 21:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abimelech | אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֔עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| who | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has done | עָשָׂ֖ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| You | אַתָּ֞ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| tell | הִגַּ֣דְתָּ | hig·gaḏ·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| me | לִּ֗י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| so I | אָנֹכִ֛י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| heard | שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| about it until today | בִּלְתִּ֥י | bil·tî | Preposition | H1115 not, except |
Cross-references
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Genesis 21:25 Genesis 26:15–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.