Genesis 20:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ
(va·'a·vi·me·lech)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
had not come nearקָרַ֖ב
(ka·rav)
7126: to come near, approacha prim. root
her; and he said,וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
(vai·yo·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Lord,אֲדֹנָ֕י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
will You slayתַּהֲרֹֽג׃
(ta·ha·rog.)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
a nation,הֲגֹ֥וי
(ha·go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
evenגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
[though] blameless?צַדִּ֖יק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
But Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
had not come near
qarab  (kaw-rab')
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
her and he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
wilt thou slay
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
also a righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless?

King James Bible
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, "Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

International Standard Version
Now Abimelech had not yet come near her, so he asked, "LORD, will you destroy an innocent nation?

NET Bible
Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abimelech hadn't come near her, so he asked, "Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it's innocent?

King James 2000 Bible
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, will you slay also a righteous nation?
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