Genesis 20:13
So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
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ASV
and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me: at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
KJV
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֞י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר | ka.'a.Sher | just as | H834 → |
| הִתְע֣וּ | hit.'U | they caused to wander | H8582 → |
| אֹתִ֗י | 'o.Ti | <obj.> me | H853 → |
| אֱלֹהִים֮ | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mi.Beit | from [the] household of | H1004 → |
| אָבִי֒ | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
| וָאֹמַ֣ר | va.'o.Mar | and I said | H559 → |
| לָ֔הּ | Lah | to <the> her | |
| זֶ֣ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| חַסְדֵּ֔ךְ | chas.Dekh | [is] loyalty your | H2617 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| תַּעֲשִׂ֖י | ta.'a.Si | you will do | H6213 → |
| עִמָּדִ֑י | 'i.ma.Di | with me | H5978 → |
| אֶ֤ל | 'el | to | H413 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| הַמָּקוֹם֙ | ha.ma.kOm | <the> place | H4725 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | where | H834 → |
| נָב֣וֹא | na.Vo' | we will go | H935 → |
| שָׁ֔מָּה | Sha.mah | there towards | H8033 → |
| אִמְרִי־ | 'im.ri- | say | H559 → |
| לִ֖י | li | of <the> me | |
| אָחִ֥י | 'a.Chi | [is] brother my | H251 → |
| הֽוּא׃ | Hu' | he | H1931 → |
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