1 And Abraham אַבְרָהָם֙ 'av.ra.Ham H85 departed H5265 thence towards the south H5045 country , and dwelt וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev H3427 between Kadesh קָדֵ֖שׁ ka.Desh H6946 and Shur שׁ֑וּר Shur H7793 , and sojourned at Gerar בִּגְרָֽר׃ big.Rar H1642 . 2 And Abraham אַבְרָהָ֛ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 said H559 of Sarah שָׂרָ֥ה sa.Rah H8283 his wife אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ 'ish.To H802 , She is my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 . And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 the king מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of Gerar גְּרָ֔ר ge.Rar H1642 sent H7971 and took H3947 Sarah שָׂרָֽה׃ sa.Rah H8283 . 3 But God אֱלֹהִ֛ים 'E.lo.Him H430 came H935 to Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 in a dream בַּחֲל֣וֹם ba.cha.Lom H2472 by night הַלָּ֑יְלָה ha.La.ye.lah H3915 , and said H559 to him , Behold , thou art [ but ] a dead H4191 man , because of the woman הָאִשָּׁ֣ה ha.'i.Shah H802 that thou hast taken H3947 ; for she is a man's wife H802 . 4 But Abimelech וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ va.'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 had not come near her . And he said H559 , Lord אֲדֹנָ֕י 'a.do.Nai H136 , wilt thou also גַּם־ gam- H1571 kill תַּהֲרֹֽג׃ ta.ha.Rog H2026 a righteous צַדִּ֖יק tza.Dik H6662 nation הֲג֥וֹי ha.Goy H1471 ? 5 Did he not say H559 to me , She is my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 ? and she , even she said H559 , He is my brother אָחִ֣י 'a.Chi H251 . In the integrity בְּתָם־ be.tom- H8537 of my heart לְבָבִ֛י le.va.Vi H3824 and in the innocency of my hands כַּפַּ֖י ka.Pai H3709 have I done this . 6 And God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 said H559 to him in a dream בַּחֲלֹ֗ם ba.cha.Lom H2472 , I also H1571 knew יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ ya.Da'.ti H3045 that thou didst this in the integrity בְתָם־ ve.tom- H8537 of thy heart לְבָבְךָ֙ le.va.ve.Kha H3824 , and I , too , have withheld H2820 thee from sinning מֵחֲטוֹ־ me.cha.tov- H2398 against me : therefore H3651 have I not suffered thee to touch לִנְגֹּ֥עַ lin.Go.a' H5060 her . 7 And now H6258 , restore H7725 the man's wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ 'e.shet- H802 ; for he is a prophet נָבִ֣יא na.Vi' H5030 , and will pray וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל ve.yit.pa.Lel H6419 for thee, that thou mayest live וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה vech.Yeh H2421 . And if thou do not restore H7725 [ her ], know דַּ֚ע da' H3045 that thou shalt certainly die H4191 , thou and all that is thine. 8 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 rose H7925 early וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם vai.yash.Kem H7925 in the morning בַּבֹּ֗קֶר ba.Bo.ker H1242 , and called H7121 all his servants עֲבָדָ֔יו 'a.va.Dav H5650 , and spoke H1696 all these words הַדְּבָרִ֥ים ha.de.va.Rim H1697 in their ears בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם be.'a.ze.nei.Hem H241 ; and the men H376 were greatly afraid וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ vai.yi.re.'U H3372 . 9 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 called H7121 Abraham לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם le.'av.ra.Ham H85 and said H559 to him , What hast thou done to us ? And in what have I sinned H2398 against thee, that thou hast brought H935 on me , and on my kingdom מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י mam.lakh.Ti H4467 , a great גְדֹלָ֑ה ge.do.Lah H1419 sin H2398 ? Thou hast done to me deeds מַעֲשִׂים֙ ma.'a.Sim H4639 that ought not to be done . 10 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 said H559 to Abraham אַבְרָהָ֑ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 , What hast thou seen רָאִ֔יתָ ra.'I.ta H7200 that thou hast done this ? 11 And Abraham אַבְרָהָ֔ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 said H559 , Because I said H559 , Surely the fear יִרְאַ֣ת yir.'At H3374 of God אֱלֹהִ֔ים 'E.lo.Him H430 is not in this place בַּמָּק֖וֹם ba.ma.Kom H4725 , and they will kill וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי va.ha.ra.Gu.ni H2026 me for my wife's sake . 12 But she is also וְגַם־ ve.gam- H1571 truly my sister אֲחֹתִ֤י 'a.cho.Ti H269 , the daughter בַת־ vat- H1323 of my father אָבִי֙ 'a.Vi H1 , but not the daughter בַת־ vat- H1323 of my mother אִמִּ֑י 'i.Mi H517 ; and she became H1961 my wife לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ le.'i.Shah H802 . 13 And it came H935 to pass when God אֱלֹהִים֮ 'E.lo.Him H430 caused me to wander הִתְע֣וּ hit.'U H8582 from my father's house H1004 , that I said H559 to her , Let this be H1961 thy kindness which thou shalt shew to me : at every place הַמָּקוֹם֙ ha.ma.kOm H4725 whither we shall come H935 , say H559 of me , He is my brother אָחִ֥י 'a.Chi H251 . 14 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 took H3947 sheep צֹ֣אן tzon H6629 and oxen H1241 , and bondmen and bondwomen, and gave H5414 [ them ] to Abraham לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם le.'av.ra.Ham H85 , and restored H7725 him Sarah שָׂרָ֥ה sa.Rah H8283 his wife אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ 'ish.To H802 . 15 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 said H559 , Behold , my land אַרְצִ֖י 'ar.Tzi H776 is before thee: dwell שֵֽׁב׃ Shev H3427 where it is good בַּטּ֥וֹב ba.Tov H2896 in thine eyes H5869 . 16 And to Sarah וּלְשָׂרָ֣ה u.le.sa.Rah H8283 he said H559 , Behold , I have given נָתַ֜תִּי na.Ta.ti H5414 thy brother לְאָחִ֔יךְ le.'a.Chikh H251 a thousand אֶ֤לֶף 'E.lef H505 [pieces] of silver כֶּ֙סֶף֙ ke.sef H3701 ; behold , let that be to thee a covering כְּס֣וּת ke.Sut H3682 of the eyes עֵינַ֔יִם 'ei.Na.yim H5869 , in respect of all that are with thee, and with all ; and she was reproved H3198 . 17 And Abraham אַבְרָהָ֖ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 prayed וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל vai.yit.pa.Lel H6419 to God הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 , and God אֱלֹהִ֜ים 'E.lo.Him H430 healed וַיִּרְפָּ֨א vai.yir.Pa' H7495 Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 , and his wife אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ 'ish.To H802 and his handmaids , and they bore H3205 [ children H3205 ]. 18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs רֶ֖חֶם Re.chem H7358 of the house H1004 of Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 because of Sarah שָׂרָ֖ה sa.Rah H8283 Abraham's wife אֵ֥שֶׁת 'E.shet H802 . ← Genesis 19 Genesis 21 → Commentaries on Genesis 20 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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