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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרof Sarahאֶל שָׂרָהhis wife,אִשְׁתּוֹ“Sheהִואis my sister.”אֲחֹתִיSo Abimelechוַ אֲבִימֶלֶךְkingמֶלֶךְof Gerarגְּרָרsentיִּשְׁלַחand tookוַיִּקַּחSarah.אֶת שָׂרָה
Genesis 20:2
Study it in the app“Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 20:2, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- of 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- is my sisterאֲחֹתִachoti
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appears- So 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- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Gerarגְּרָרgerar
Gerar
Gerar, a city in the south of Canaan, near the land of the Philistines.
Where else “gerar” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- and tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears
The context
1Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he resided as an alien in Gerar.
2 · This verse (above)
3But Elohim came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Look, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married to a husband.”
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?