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Genesis 20:15

And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”

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ASV

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

KJV

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40 →
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009 →
אַרְצִ֖י'ar.Tziland myH776 →
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha[is] <to> before youH6440 →
בַּטּ֥וֹבba.Tovin the [place] goodH2896 →
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869 →
שֵֽׁב׃ShevdwellH3427 →

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Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”Genesis 34:10You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”Jeremiah 40:4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”Genesis 24:51Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”Genesis 45:16When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.Genesis 45:20But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

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