Genesis 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 20:8 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 →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם
shâkam
H7925
to rise early
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
וַיִּקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲבָדָ֔יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם
ʼôzen
H241
ear
וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called for all of his servants, and he told all those things in their ears, and the men were very afraid.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).