Genesis 20:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
(a·vi·me·lech)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם
(vai·yash·kem)
7925: to start or rise earlya prim. root
in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶר
(bab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙
(vai·yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
allלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו
(a·va·dav,)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
and toldוַיְדַבֵּ֛ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
theseהָאֵ֖לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
thingsהַדְּבָרִ֥ים
(had·de·va·rim)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
in their hearing;בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם
(be·'a·ze·nei·hem;)
241: an earfrom an unused word
and the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
(ha·'a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
were greatlyמְאֹֽד׃
(me·'od.)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
frightened.וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ
(vai·yi·re·'u)
3372a: to feara prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
rose early
shakam  (shaw-kam')
to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
and called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
all his servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
and told
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
all these things
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
in their ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
and the men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
were sore
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
afraid
yare'  (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Early in the morning Abimelech got up, called all his servants together, and personally told them all these things, and the men were terrified.

International Standard Version
So Abimelech got up early the next morning, summoned all his servants, and told them all these things. The men became terrified.

NET Bible
Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Early in the morning Abimelech called together all his officials. He told them about all of this, and they were terrified.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were much afraid.
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