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Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, certainly she is your wife! How then did you say, 'She is my sister '?" And Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'I might die on account of her.'"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Abimelech "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. name Noun H40 אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ a·vi·me·lech
called to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֨א vai·yik·ra
Isaac "he laughs," son of Abraham and Sarah Noun H3327 לְיִצְחָ֗ק le·yitz·chak
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and said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai·yo·mer
"Behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 הִנֵּ֤ה hin·neh
certainly surely, howbeit Adverb H389 אַ֣ךְ ach
she is your wife! woman, wife, female Noun H802 אִשְׁתְּךָ֙ ish·te·cha
How how? Adverb H349 וְאֵ֥יךְ ve·'eich
then did you say, to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֖רְתָּ a·mar·ta
'She is my sister?" sister Noun H269 אֲחֹ֣תִי a·cho·ti
And Isaac "he laughs," son of Abraham and Sarah Noun H3327 יִצְחָ֔ק yitz·chak,
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to him, "Because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
I said, to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֔רְתִּי a·mar·ti,
'I might lest Conjunction H6435 פֶּן־ pen-
die to die Verb H4191 אָמ֖וּת a·mut
on account upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עָלֶֽיהָ׃ a·lei·ha.
of her.'"      

People

Isaac

Isaac, the son of Abraham and Father of Jacob and Esau

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, certainly she is your wife! How then did you say, 'She is my sister '?" And Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'I might die on account of her.'"
King James Bible Then And Abimelech called Isaac Isaac, and said, "Behold, certainly Behold, of a surety she is your wife! How then did you say, 'She thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister '?" sister? And Isaac said to unto him, "Because Because I said, 'I might Lest I die on account of for her.'"
Hebrew Greek English Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, certainly she is your wife! How then did you say, 'She is my sister '?" And Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'I might die on account of her.'"