Genesis 20:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם מָ֣ה רָאִ֔יתָ כִּ֥י עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yō'mer 'ăḇîmeleḵ to-'aḇrāhām what rā'îṯā that 'āśîṯā 'eṯ-ha-dāḇār ha-zzeh

Grammar Details

• *wə-yō'mer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *'ăḇîmeleḵ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Abimelech
• *'el-'aḇrāhām*: preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Abraham
• *māh*: interrogative pronoun - what
• *rā'îṯā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you saw
• *kî*: conjunction - that/because
• *'āśîṯā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you did
• *'eṯ*: direct object marker
• *ha-dāḇār*: definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter
• *ha-zzeh*: definite article + demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this

Word Meanings

• *rā'îṯā*: see/perceive/look at/observe/consider
• *'āśîṯā*: do/make/perform
• *dāḇār*: word/matter/thing

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Abimelech sayde morouer vnto Abraham: What sawest thou that moved the to do this thinge?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Abimelech saide morouer vnto Abraham: What sawest thou, yt thou hast done this thinge?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What sawest thou that thou hast done this thing?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abimelech saide vnto Abraham: what sawest thou that thou hast done this thyng?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, `What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Abimelech asked Abraham,“What prompted you to do this thing?”