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Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְtookוַיִּקַּחsheepצֹאןand cattle,וּבָקָרand male slavesוַעֲבָדִיםand female slaves,וּשְׁפָחֹתand gave themוַיִּתֵּןto Abraham,לְאַבְרָהָםand he returnedוַיָּשֶׁבto himלוֹSarahאֵת שָׂרָהhis wife.אִשְׁתּוֹ
Genesis 20:14
Study it in the app“Then Abimelech took sheep and cattle, and male slaves and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and he returned to him Sarah his wife.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 20:14, word by word
- Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְavimelech
Abimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- and male slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “avadim” appears- and female slavesשְׁפָחֹתshefachot
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shefachot” appears- and gave themיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- and he returnedיָּשֶׁבyashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashev” appears- Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears
The context
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.”’”
14 · This verse (above)
15And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you; live wherever it is good in your eyes.”
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?