Genesis 20
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Genesis 20:3-13

31But GodH430 cameH935 to AbimelechH40 in a dreamH2472 of the nightH3915, and saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, 2you are a deadH4191 man becauseH5921 of the womanH802 whomH834 you have takenH3947, for she is 3marriedH1167H1166.” 4Now AbimelechH40 had not comeH7126 nearH7126 her; and he saidH559, “LordH136, 4will You killH2026 a nationH1471, evenH1571 though 5blamelessH6662? 5Did he himselfH1931 not sayH559 to me, ‘She is my sisterH269’? And she 6herselfH1931 saidH559, ‘He is my brotherH251.’ In 7the integrityH8537 of my heartH3824 and the innocenceH5356 of my 8handsH3709 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 910keptH2820 you from sinningH2398 against Me; thereforeH5921H3651 I did not letH5414 you touchH5060 her. 7NowH6258 then, returnH7725 the man’sH376 wifeH802, for 11he is a prophetH5030, and he will prayH6419 for you and you will liveH2421. But ifH518 you do not returnH7725 her, knowH3045 that you will certainlyH4191 dieH4191, you and allH3605 whoH834 are yours.”

8So AbimelechH40 gotH7925 upH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and calledH7121 allH3605 his servantsH5650, and toldH1696 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH1697 in their 12presenceH241; and the peopleH376 wereH3372 greatlyH3966 frightenedH3372. 913Then AbimelechH40 calledH7121 AbrahamH85 and saidH559 to him, “WhatH4100 have you doneH6213 to us? And 14howH4100 have I sinnedH2398 against you, that you have broughtH935 on me and on my kingdomH4467 15a greatH1419 sinH2401? You have doneH6213 to me 16thingsH4639 that ought not to be doneH6213.” 10And AbimelechH40 saidH559 to AbrahamH85, “WhatH4100 have you 17encounteredH7200, that you have doneH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697?” 11AbrahamH85 saidH559, “BecauseH3588 I thoughtH559, surelyH7534 thereH369 isH369 noH369 18fearH3374 of GodH430 in thisH2088 placeH4725, and 19they will killH2026 me becauseH5921H1697 of my wifeH802. 12BesidesH1571, she actuallyH546 is my sisterH269, the daughterH1323 of my fatherH1, but not the daughterH1323 of my motherH517; and she becameH1961 my wifeH802; 13and it cameH1961 aboutH1961, whenH3512 20GodH430 caused me to wanderH8582 from my father’sH1 houseH1004, that I saidH559 to her, ‘ThisH2088 is 21the kindnessH2617 whichH834 you will showH6213 to me: 22everywhereH413H3605H4725H834H8033 we goH935, 23sayH559 of me, “He is my brotherH251.”’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 20:3 Gen 12:17, 18 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 20:3 Gen 20:7 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 20:3 Lit married to a husband ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 20:4 Gen 18:23-25 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 20:4 Lit righteous ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 20:5 Gen 20:13 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 20:5 1 Kin 9:4; Ps 7:8; 26:6 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 20:5 Lit palms ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 20:6 Lit restrained ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 20:6 1 Sam 25:26, 34 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 20:7 1 Sam 7:5; 2 Kin 5:11; Job 42:8 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 20:8 Lit ears ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 20:9 Gen 12:18 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 20:9 Lit what ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 20:9 Gen 39:9 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 20:9 Lit deeds ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 20:10 Lit seen ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 20:11 Neh 5:15; Prov 16:6 ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 20:11 Gen 12:12; 26:7 ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 20:13 Gen 12:1-9 ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 20:13 Lit your ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 20:13 Lit at every place where ↩
  23. 23. Genesis 20:13 Gen 12:13; 20:5 ↩

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