Genesis 12:19
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
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ASV
why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
KJV
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לָמָ֤ה | la.Mah | <to> why? | H4100 → |
| אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ | 'a.Mar.ta | did you say | H559 → |
| אֲחֹ֣תִי | 'a.Cho.ti | [is] sister my | H269 → |
| הִ֔וא | hi' | she | H1931 → |
| וָאֶקַּ֥ח | va.'e.Kach | and I took | H3947 → |
| אֹתָ֛הּ | 'o.Tah | <obj.> her | H853 → |
| לִ֖י | li | for <the> myself | |
| לְאִשָּׁ֑ה | le.'i.Shah | to a wife | H802 → |
| וְעַתָּ֕ה | ve.'a.Tah | and now | H6258 → |
| הִנֵּ֥ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ | 'ish.te.Kha | wife your | H802 → |
| קַ֥ח | kach | take [her] | H3947 → |
| וָלֵֽךְ׃ | va.Lekh | and go | H1980 → |
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