Genesis 20:2

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And

אַבְרָהָם

ʼAbrâhâm

H85

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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of

שָׂרָה

Sârâh

H8283

Sarah, Abraham's wife

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his

אִשָּׁה

ʼishshâh

H802

a woman

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She is my

אָחוֹת

ʼâchôwth

H269

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

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and

אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

ʼĂbîymelek

H40

Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites

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מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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גְּרָר

Gᵉrâr

H1642

Gerar, a Philistine city

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שָׁלַח

shâlach

H7971

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

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and

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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שָׂרָה

Sârâh

H8283

Sarah, Abraham's wife

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Key Terms in This Verse

Gerar H1642

גְּרָר Gᵉrâr

Gerar, a Philistine city

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Sarah H8283

שָׂרָה Sârâh

Sarah, Abraham's wife

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Sarah H8283

שָׂרָה Sârâh

Sarah, Abraham's wife

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Abimelech H40

אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂbîymelek

Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites

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sister H269

אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

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Abraham H85

אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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wife H802

אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh

a woman

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sent H7971

שָׁלַח shâlach

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

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took H3947

לָקַח lâqach

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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king H4428

מֶלֶךְ melek

a king

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Cross References

Genesis 12:15 cross-reference

The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

Genesis 26:7 cross-reference

And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fai...

Genesis 26:1 cross-reference

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

Proverbs 24:16 cross-reference

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

2 Chronicles 32:31 cross-reference

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in...

2 Chronicles 19:2 cross-reference

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the ...

Ephesians 4:25 cross-reference

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Colossians 3:9 cross-reference

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Genesis 26:16 cross-reference

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

Ecclesiastes 7:20 cross-reference

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Genesis 20:12 cross-reference

And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

2 Chronicles 20:37 cross-reference

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they ...

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