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

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Abraham Abraham Noun H85 אַבְרָהָ֛ם av·ra·ham
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said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Sarah Sarah Noun H8283 שָׂרָ֥ה sa·rah
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his wife ess Noun H802 אִשְׁתֹּ֖ו ish·tov
She [is] my sister other Noun H269 אֲחֹ֣תִי a·cho·ti
and Abimelech Abimelech Noun H40 אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ a·vi·me·lech
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king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Gerar Gerar Noun H1642 גְּרָ֔ר ge·rar,
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sent forsake Verb H7971 וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח vai·yish·lach
and took accept Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּ֖ח vai·yik·kach
Sarah Sarah Noun H8283 שָׂרָֽה׃ sa·rah.
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Locations

Gerar

GERARge'-rar (gerar, "circle," "region"; Gerara): A town in the Philistine plain South of Gaza (Genesis 10:19), where both Abraham and Isaac ' sojourned for a time, and where they came into contact with Abimelech, king of Gerar (Genesis 20 and 26, passim). The place has not been fully identified, but the site is probably in one of the branches of Wady Sheri`... View Details

People

Abraham

 The father of the Jewish nation. His original name was Abraham    Abraham  father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Genesis 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto... View Details

Sarah

Sarah [N] [H] [S] princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham ( Genesis 11:29 ; 20:12 ). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the mother of the promised child. Her story is from her marriage identified with that of the patriarch till the time of her death. Her death, at the age of one hundred and twenty-seven years (the only instance in Script... View Details

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King James Bible And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Hebrew Greek English And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She "She is my sister: and sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent, sent and took Sarah.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She "She is my sister: and sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent, sent and took Sarah.