Genesis 26:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.”
הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
מוּת
I should die
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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עַל
on/ her
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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יִצְחָק
Isaac
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יִצְחָק
Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
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