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Genesis 20:8-13
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.'OdH3372H3966.
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.”
11Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם כִּ֣י'av.ra.Ham kiH85H3588repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.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.VarH5921H1697my 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 'elH5978H413:Whereverכָּל־ הַמָּקוֹם֙kol- ha.ma.kOmH3605H4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we goנָב֣וֹא שָׁ֔מָּהna.Vo' Sha.mahH935H8033,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559of me, “He isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”’”
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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