Genesis 20:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
(a·vi·me·lech)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Abraham,אַבְרָהָ֑ם
(av·ra·ham;)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
"Whatמָ֣ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
have you encountered,רָאִ֔יתָ
(ra·'i·ta,)
7200: to seea prim. root
that you have doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ
(a·si·ta)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
thisהַזֶּֽה׃
(haz·zeh.)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
thing?"הַדָּבָ֥ר
(had·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar


















KJV Lexicon
And Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
What
mah  (maw)
how (long, oft, (-soever), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
sawest thou
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that thou hast done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
this thing
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?"

King James Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abimelech also said to Abraham, "What did you intend when you did this thing?"

International Standard Version
Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What could you have been thinking when you did this?"

NET Bible
Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What prompted you to do this thing?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What were you thinking when you did this?"

King James 2000 Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What was your thinking, that you have done this thing?
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