Genesis 20:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
cameוַיָּבֹ֧א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
(a·vi·me·lech)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
in a dreamבַּחֲלֹ֣ום
(ba·cha·lo·vm)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
of the night,הַלָּ֑יְלָה
(hal·la·ye·lah;)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Behold,הִנְּךָ֥
(hin·ne·cha)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
you are a deadמֵת֙
(met)
4191: to diea prim. root
man becauseעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣ה
(ha·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
whomאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you have taken,לָקַ֔חְתָּ
(la·kach·ta,)
3947: to takea prim. root
for she is married."בָּֽעַל׃
(ba·'al.)
1167: owner, lordfrom baal


















KJV Lexicon
But God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
in a dream
chalowm  (khal-ome')
a dream -- dream(-er).
by night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
to him Behold thou art but a dead man
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
for the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
which thou hast taken
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
for she is a man's
ba`al  (bah'-al)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
wife
ba`al  (baw-al')
to be master; hence, to marry -- have dominion (over), be husband, marry(-ried, wife).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married."

King James Bible
But God came 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; for she is a man's wife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, "You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman."

International Standard Version
But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night and spoke to him, "Pay attention! You're about to die, because the woman you have taken is a man's wife!"

NET Bible
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You're going to die because of the woman that you've taken! She's a married woman!"

King James 2000 Bible
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man, for the woman that you have taken; for she is a man's wife.
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