Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 20:1-3
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.VeinH6946H996and 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.”
Commentaries on Genesis 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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