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Besides,וְגַםshe reallyאָמְנָהisהִואmy sister,אֲחֹתִיthe daughterבַתof my father,אָבִיthoughאַךְnotלֹאthe daughterבַתof my mother;אִמִּיand she becameוַתְּהִיmyלִיwife.לְאִשָּׁה
Genesis 20:12
Study it in the app“Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father, though not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 20:12, word by word
- she reallyאָמְנָהamna
truly, indeed
Truly, in fact.
Where else “amna” appears- my sisterאֲחֹתִachoti
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appears- the daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- of my motherאִמִּimi
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “imi” appears- and she becameתְּהִיtehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tehi” appears- wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears
The context
11Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely there is no fear of Elohim in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
12 · This verse (above)
13And when Elohim caused me to wander from the house of my father, I said to her, ‘This is the loyal love that you shall show me: in every place that we come to, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
To study Genesis 20 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham say about Sarah in front of Abimelech, and how did Elohim step in (vv. 2-3)?
2. What it means
What does Elohim say about Abimelech’s integrity of heart, and how does he deal with him (vv. 5-6)?
3. How I live it
How can you be honest today, even when fear tempts you to hide the truth?