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Genesis 20:4

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

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וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְvaavimelekhand Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…קָרַ֖בqaravapproachקָרַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, a completed actionH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.אֵלֶ֑יהָeleyhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וַיֹּאמַ֕רvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲדֹנָ֕יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.הֲג֥וֹיhagoyGentileגּוֹיparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.צַדִּ֖יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).תַּהֲרֹֽגtaharogdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

World English Bible

Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

Darby Translation

But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?

Douay-Rheims

Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said: Lord, wilt thou slay a nation, that is ignorant and just?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly sinning and just nation?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀβιμέλεχ δὲ οὐχ ἥψατο αὐτῆς· καὶ εἶπε, Κύριε, ἔθνος ἀγνοοῦν καὶ δίκαιον ἀπολεῖς;