Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 20:3 Interlinear
“came But God to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him Behold thou art but a dead man for the woman which thou hast taken wife for she is a man's”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּבֹ֧א | H935 | came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | H430 | But God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ | H40 | to Abimelech | abimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites |
| 5 | בַּֽחֲל֣וֹם | H2472 | in a dream | a dream |
| 6 | הַלָּ֑יְלָה | H3915 | by night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 7 | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | H559 | and said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | ל֗וֹ | H0 | ||
| 9 | הִנְּךָ֥ | H2009 | lo! | |
| 10 | מֵת֙ | H4191 | to him Behold thou art but a dead man | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 11 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 12 | הָֽאִשָּׁ֣ה | H802 | for the woman | a woman |
| 13 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 14 | לָקַ֔חְתָּ | H3947 | which thou hast taken | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 15 | וְהִ֖וא | 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 | |
| 16 | בְּעֻ֥לַת | H1166 | wife | to be master; hence, to marry |
| 17 | בָּֽעַל׃ | H1167 | for she is a man's | a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) |
Verse Context
Genesis 20:2said And Abraham of Sarah his wife She is my sister...
Genesis 20:3 (current)came But God to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him Behold thou art but a dead man for the woman which thou hast taken wife for she is a man's
Genesis 20:4But Abimelech had not come near her and he said Lord...