Genesis 20:13
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And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
In other translations
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834הִתְעוּhit'uthey caused to wanderH8582אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430מִבֵּיתmibeitfrom [the] household ofH1004אָבִי'avifather myH1וָאֹמַרva'omarand I saidH559לָהּlahto <the> herזֶהzehthisH2088חַסְדֵּךְchasdekh[is] loyalty yourH2617אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834תַּעֲשִׂיta'asiyou will doH6213עִמָּדִי'imadiwith meH5978אֶל'eltoH413כָּל־kol-everyH3605הַמָּקוֹםhamakom<the> placeH4725אֲשֶׁר'asherwhereH834נָבוֹאnavo'we will goH935שָׁמָּהshamahthere towardsH8033אִמְרִי־'imri-sayH559לִיliof <the> meאָחִי'achi[is] brother myH251הוּא׃hu'heH1931
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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