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Genesis 20:1-7 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. Read all of Genesis 20 ← Genesis 19 Genesis 21 → Commentaries on Genesis 20 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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