Genesis 20:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”

Young's Literal Translation
Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, ‘What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?’

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

Hebrew
Abimelech
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name

also asked
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

Abraham,
אַבְרָהָ֑ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

“What
מָ֣ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

prompted
רָאִ֔יתָ (rā·’î·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

you to do
עָשִׂ֖יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

such
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

a thing?”
הַדָּבָ֥ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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