Genesis 20:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 20:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֧א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
בַּחֲל֣וֹם
chălôwm
H2472
dream
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
הִנְּךָ֥
hinnêh
H2009
behold
מֵת֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לָקַ֔חְתָּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
וְהִ֖וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּעֻ֥לַת
bâʻal
H1166
to marry
בָּֽעַל
baʻal
H1167
husband
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World English Bible Public Domain
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."
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King James Version Public Domain
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But God came to Abimelech in a dream the night and said to him, “Behold, you are dead because of the woman whom you have taken, because she is married to a husband!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).