Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 20:2 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 20:2, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“said And Abraham of Sarah his wife She is my sister sent and Abimelech king of Gerar and took Sarah”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אַבְרָהָ֛ם | H85 | And Abraham | abraham, the later name of abram |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | of | near, with or among; often in general, to |
| 4 | שָׂרָֽה׃ | H8283 | Sarah | sarah, abraham's wife |
| 5 | אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ | H802 | his wife | a woman |
| 6 | אֲחֹ֣תִי | H269 | She is my sister | a sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively) |
| 7 | הִ֑וא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 8 | וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | H7971 | sent | to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| 9 | אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | H40 | and Abimelech | abimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites |
| 10 | מֶ֣לֶךְ | H4428 | king | a king |
| 11 | גְּרָ֔ר | H1642 | of Gerar | gerar, a philistine city |
| 12 | וַיִּקַּ֖ח | H3947 | and took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 13 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 14 | שָׂרָֽה׃ | H8283 | Sarah | sarah, abraham's wife |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Genesis 20:1journeyed And Abraham country from thence toward the south and dwelled...
Genesis 20:2 (current)said And Abraham of Sarah his wife She is my sister sent and Abimelech king of Gerar and took Sarah
Genesis 20:3came But God to Abimelech in a dream by night...