Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 20:3-5
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-H1931H1571herselfהִ֥ואhi'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.”
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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