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And Abimelechוַ אֲבִימֶלֶךְsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהmy landאַרְצִיis before you;לְפָנֶיךָliveשֵׁבwherever it is goodבַּטּוֹבin your eyes.”בְּעֵינֶיךָ
Genesis 20:15
Study it in the app“And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you; live wherever it is good in your eyes.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 20:15, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- my landאַרְצִartsi
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsi” appears- is before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- liveשֵׁבshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shev” appears- wherever it is goodטּוֹבtov
fitting
What is fitting: "it is not good for man to be alone".
Where else “tov” appears- in your eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
14Then Abimelech took sheep and cattle, and male slaves and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and he returned to him Sarah his wife.
15 · This verse (above)
16And to Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; look, it is for you a covering for the eyes for all who are with you; and before everyone you are vindicated.”
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?