King James Version
Genesis 21:26 in the King James Version says “And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to da...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.”
Genesis 21:26 · KJV
And Abraham said, I will swear.
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
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“And Abimelech”
H40abimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites
“me neither”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“I wot”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“this thing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“me neither”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“didst thou tell”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“me neither”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“yet heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“I of it but”
H1115properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n
“to day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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