Genesis 20:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
(a·vi·me·lech,)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Behold,הִנֵּ֥ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
my landאַרְצִ֖י
(ar·tzi)
776: earth, landa prim. root
is beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָ
(le·fa·nei·cha;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
you; settleשֵֽׁב׃
(shev.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
wherever you please."בַּטֹּ֥וב
(bat·to·vv)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob


















KJV Lexicon
And Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold my land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
is before thee
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
where it pleaseth
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please."

King James Bible
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you want."

International Standard Version
and said, "Look! My land is available to you, so settle wherever you please."

NET Bible
Then Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abimelech said, "Look, here's my land. Live anywhere you like."

King James 2000 Bible
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: dwell where it pleases you.
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