Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 20

1Now Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85journeyedוַיִּסַּ֨עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from thereמִשָּׁ֤םmi.ShamH8033to the regionאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of the Negevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045and settledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427betweenבֵּין־bein-H996Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁ וּבֵ֣יןka.Desh u.VeinH6946 H996and Shurשׁ֑וּרShurH7793.While he was stayingוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in Gerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642,

2Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofאֶל־'el-H413his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283, “Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269.”So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642had Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283broughtוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971to himוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853.

3One night, howeverהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2009, “You are as good as deadמֵת֙metH4191because ofעַל־'al-H5921the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have takenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947,for sheוְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'H1931is a marriedבְּעֻ֥לַתbe.'U.latH1166womanבָּֽעַל׃Ba.'alH1167.”

4Now Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goneקָרַ֖בka.RavH7126near herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,so he repliedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136,would You destroyתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026a nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471even thoughגַּם־gam-H1571it is innocentצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662?

5Didn’tהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808Abrahamה֤וּאhu'H1931tellאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559me, ‘Sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269’?And sheוְהִֽיא־ גַם־ve.hi'- gam-H1931 H1571herselfהִ֥ואhi'H1931saidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘Heה֑וּאHu'H1931is my brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251.’I have doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063in the integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of my heartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824and the innocenceוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןu.ve.nik.YonH5356of my handsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709.”

6Then Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֵלָ֨יו'e.LavH413Abimelechin the dreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472, “Yesגַּ֣םgamH1571,Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֤יkiH3588you didעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisזֹּ֔אתZotH2063with a clearבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537conscienceלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824,and so Iגַּם־ אָנֹכִ֛יgam- 'a.no.KhiH595 H1571have keptוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820youאֽוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853from sinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398against Me.That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I did notלֹא־lo'-H3808letנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258returnהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725the man’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931is a prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030;he will prayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for youבַּֽעַדְךָ֖ba.'ad.KhaH1157and you will liveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do notאֵֽינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369restore herמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725,be awareדַּ֚עda'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588you will surely dieH4191—youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who belongאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to you.”

8Early the next morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40got upוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925and summonedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650;and when he described to themוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allכָּל־kol-H3605thatהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428had happenedהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were terrifiedוַיִּֽירְא֥וּ מְאֹֽד׃vai.yi.re.'U me.'OdH3372 H3966.

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85and askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100have you doneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?Howוּמֶֽה־u.meh-H4100have I sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have broughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935such tremendousגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419guiltחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401upon meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921my kingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467?You have doneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213thingsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639to meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834should notלֹא־lo'-H3808be doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.”

10Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40also askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100promptedרָאִ֔יתָ כִּ֥יra.'I.ta kiH7200 H3588you to doעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853suchהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088a thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?”

11Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם כִּ֣י'av.ra.Ham kiH85 H3588repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I thought to myselfאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535there is noאֵין־'ein-H369fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.They will kill meוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026on account ofעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697my wifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802.’

12Besidesוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931reallyאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546is my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1—thoughאַ֖ךְ'akhH389notלֹ֣אlo'H3808the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my motherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517—and she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961mywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961So whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430had me journeyהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582אֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853from my father’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to Sarah, ‘This is howזֶ֣הzehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you can showתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213your loyaltyחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617to meעִמָּדִ֑י אֶ֤ל'i.ma.Di 'elH5978 H413:Whereverכָּל־ הַמָּקוֹם֙kol- ha.ma.kOmH3605 H4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we goנָב֣וֹא שָׁ֔מָּהna.Vo' Sha.mahH935 H8033,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559of me, “He isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”’”

14So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40broughtוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and cattleוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241,menservantsוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and he gave themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85and restoredוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֵ֖ת'etH853his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283to him.

15And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776is before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Settle wherever you pleaseבַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ שֵֽׁב׃ba.Tov be.'ei.Nei.kha ShevH3427 H2896 H5869.”

16And he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283, “Seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am givingנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your brotherלְאָחִ֔יךְ הִנֵּ֤הle.'a.Chikh hi.NehH251 H2009a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505piecesof silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701.Itהוּא־hu'-H1931is yourvindicationכְּס֣וּת עֵינַ֔יִםke.Sut 'ei.Na.yimH3682 H5869before allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with youH854;you are completelyכֹּ֖לkolH3605clearedוְנֹכָֽחַת׃ve.no.Kha.chatH3198.”

17Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853healedוַיִּרְפָּ֨אvai.yir.Pa'H7495Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ'ish.ToH802and his maidservantsוְאַמְהֹתָ֖יוve.'am.ho.TavH519,so that they could again bear childrenוַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃vai.ye.Le.duH3205—

18forכִּֽי־ki-H3588onעַל־'al-H5921accountדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָֽם׃ ס'av.ra.HamH85wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283,the LORDיְהוָ֔ה בְּעַ֥דYah.weh be.'AdH3068 H1157had completely closedH6113allכָּל־kol-H3605the wombsרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358in Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40householdלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.

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