Genesis 20:9 — compare English translations
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וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֜וֹ
מֶֽה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשִׂ֤יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָּ֨נוּ֙
וּמֶֽה
mâh
H4100
what
חָטָ֣אתִי
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
לָ֔ךְ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הֵבֵ֧אתָ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עָלַ֛י
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
חֲטָאָ֣ה
chăṭâʼâh
H2401
sin offering
גְדֹלָ֑ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מַעֲשִׂים֙
maʻăseh
H4639
work
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵֽעָשׂ֔וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עָשִׂ֖יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמָּדִֽי
ʻimmâd
H5978
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Abimelech called for Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you so that you brought a great sin on me and on my kingdom? You have done deeds to me that should not be done!”
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