Strong's Lexicon Now Abimelech וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (wa·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech = 'Melek is father' or 'my father is king' 1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time 2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings 3) son of Gideon by a concubine 4) priest, son of Abiathar had not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) gone near her, קָרַ֖ב (qā·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7126: 1) to come near, approach, enter into, draw near 1a) (Qal) to approach, draw near 1b) (Niphal) to be brought near 1c) (Piel) to cause to approach, bring near, cause to draw near 1d) (Hiphil) to bring near, bring, present אֵלֶ֑יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) so he replied, וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch “Lord, אֲדֹנָ֕י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 136: 1) my lord, lord 1a) of men 1b) of God 2) Lord-title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence would You destroy תַּהֲרֹֽג׃ (ta·hă·rōḡ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2026: 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain a nation הֲג֥וֹי (hă·ḡō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) n pr m 1c) Goyim? = 'nations' even though גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike it is innocent ? צַדִּ֖יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? Young's Literal Translation And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, ‘Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay? Holman Christian Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “ Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent ? New American Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a nation, even [though] blameless? King James Bible But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Parallel Verses New International Version Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? New Living Translation But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? English Standard Version Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, “Lord, will you kill an innocent people? New American Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless? King James Bible But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Holman Christian Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, "Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? International Standard Version Now Abimelech had not yet come near her, so he asked, "LORD, will you destroy an innocent nation? NET Bible Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation? American Standard Version Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? English Revised Version Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? Young's Literal Translation And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay? Cross References Genesis 18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Genesis 20:5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 20:3 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. Genesis 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. Genesis 20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Genesis 20:7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Blameless Death Destroy Drawn Innocent Kill Nation Righteous Slay Upright WiltJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Blameless Death Destroy Drawn Innocent Kill Nation Righteous Slay Upright WiltLinks Genesis 20:4 NIVGenesis 20:4 NLT Genesis 20:4 ESV Genesis 20:4 NASB Genesis 20:4 KJV Genesis 20:4 Bible Apps Genesis 20:4 Parallel Genesis 20:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 20:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 20:4 French Bible Genesis 20:4 German Bible Genesis 20:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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