New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 20:6
6Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also 12kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
Genesis 20:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
- New International Version (NIV)Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
Context of Genesis 20:6
4Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You kill a nation, even though blameless? 5Did he himself not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7Now then, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.” 8So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants, and told all these things in their presence; and the people were greatly frightened.
Read all of Genesis 20Genesis 20:6 word by word
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלָ֨יו הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים בַּחֲלֹ֗ם גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֤י יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ כִּ֤י בְתָם־לְבָבְךָ֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ זֹּ֔את וָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְ גַּם־אָנֹכִ֛י אֽוֹתְךָ֖ מֵחֲטוֹ־לִ֑י עַל־כֵּ֥ן לֹא־נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִנְגֹּ֥עַ אֵלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
- Then Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to him in the dreamחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
- Yesגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- that in the integrityתֹּםtôm · integrityH8537
- of your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- you have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- keptחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
- you from sinningחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- against Me; thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
- against Me; thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
- I did not letנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
- you touchנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
Cross-references for Genesis 20:6
- Genesis 20:18For the Lord had completely closed all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
- Genesis 31:7Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to do me harm.
- Genesis 35:5As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
- Exodus 34:24For I will drive out nations from you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the Lord your God.
- 1 Samuel 25:26“Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then, may your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be like Nabal.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He pleases.
- Hosea 2:6Therefore, behold, I will obstruct her way with thorns, And I will build a stone wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.
- Genesis 39:9There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil, and sin against God?”
- Leviticus 6:2“When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord, and disavows the rightful claim of his neighbor regarding a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or regarding robbery, or he has extorted from his neighbor,
- Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.
- Psalms 81:12So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk by their own plans.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is removed.
- Genesis 3:3but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’”
- Genesis 26:11So Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Commentaries on Genesis 20:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-18Verses 1-18 - Abraham in Gerar 2. אבימלך .2 'ǎbı̂ymelek Abimelekh, “father of the king.” 7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” he who speaks by God, of God, and to God, who declares to people not merely things future, but also things past and present, that are not obvious to the sense or the reason; related: “flow, go forth.” 13. התעוּ hı̂t‛û is plural in punctuation, agreeing grammatically with אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym ו (w), however, may be regarded as the third…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Because Abimelech acted with a clear conscience, God kept him from sinning. God will graciously help those who try to do what is right. When people act with reverence toward God, God gives them more revelation and draws them into more specific faith (see Acts 10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181. Abraham journeyed from thence ... and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur--Leaving the encampment, he migrated to the southern border of Canaan. In the neighborhood of Gerar was a very rich and well-watered pasture land.Read the comment
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- 2. Genesis 20:6 1 Sam 25:26, 34 ↩
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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