Genesis 20
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Genesis 20:2-8

2AbrahamH85 saidH559 of SarahH8283 his wifeH802, “1She is my sisterH269.” So 2AbimelechH40 kingH4428 of GerarH1642 sentH7971 and tookH3947 SarahH8283. 33But GodH430 cameH935 to AbimelechH40 in a dreamH2472 of the nightH3915, and saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, 4you are a deadH4191 man becauseH5921 of the womanH802 whomH834 you have takenH3947, for she is 5marriedH1167H1166.” 4Now AbimelechH40 had not comeH7126 nearH7126 her; and he saidH559, “LordH136, 6will You slayH2026 a nationH1471, evenH1571 though 7blamelessH6662? 5Did he not himselfH1931 sayH559 to me, ‘She is my sisterH269’? And she 8herselfH1931 saidH559, ‘He is my brotherH251.’ In 9the integrityH8537 of my heartH3824 and the innocenceH5356 of my 10handsH3709 I have doneH6213 thisH2088.” 6Then GodH430 saidH559 to him in the dreamH2472, “YesH1571, I knowH3045 that in the integrityH8537 of your heartH3824 you have doneH6213 thisH2088, and I alsoH1571 1112keptH2820 you from sinningH2398 against Me; thereforeH5921H3651 I did not letH5414 you touchH5060 her. 7NowH6258 therefore, restoreH7725 the man’sH376 wifeH802, for 13he is a prophetH5030, and he will prayH6419 for you and you will liveH2421. But ifH518 you do not restoreH7725 her, knowH3045 that you shall surelyH4191 dieH4191, you and allH3605 whoH834 are yours.”

8So AbimelechH40 aroseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and calledH7121 allH3605 his servantsH5650 and toldH1696 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH1697 in their hearingH241; and the menH376 were greatlyH3966 frightenedH3372.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 20:2 Gen 12:11-13; 20:12; 26:7 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 20:2 Gen 12:15 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 20:3 Gen 12:17, 18 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 20:3 Gen 20:7 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 20:3 Lit married to a husband ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 20:4 Gen 18:23-25 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 20:4 Lit righteous ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 20:5 Gen 20:13 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 20:5 1 Kin 9:4; Ps 7:8; 26:6 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 20:5 Lit palms ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 20:6 Lit restrained ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 20:6 1 Sam 25:26, 34 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 20:7 1 Sam 7:5; 2 Kin 5:11; Job 42:8 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 20

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