Revised Version 1895

Genesis 20

1AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85journeyedוַיִּסַּ֨עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from thence toward thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of theSouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427betweenH996Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946andShurשׁ֑וּרShurH7793; and he sojourned inGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642.

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269: andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

3ButGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40in adreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472of thenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Beholdהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2009, thou art but adeadמֵת֙metH4191manבָּֽעַל׃Ba.'alH1167,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hasttakenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947; forsheוְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'H1931is aman’sH802wifeH802.

4NowH1571Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hadnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeH7126nearH7126herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413: and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136, wilt thouslayתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026evenH1571arighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471?

5Saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559henotH3808himselfה֤וּאhu'H1931untomeH3808,Sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? andsheוְהִֽיא־ve.hi'-H1931,evenגַם־gam-H1571sheהִ֥ואhi'H1931herselfה֑וּאHu'H1931saidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, He is mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251: in theintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of myheartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824and the innocency of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this.

6AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him in thedreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,Yeaכִּ֤יkiH3588, Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that in theintegrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537of thyheartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and I alsowithheldוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820thee fromsinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398againstעַל־'al-H5921meאֵלָ֨יו'e.LavH413: therefore suffered I theenotלֹא־lo'-H3808totouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforerestoreהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725theman’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802; for he is aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030, and he shallprayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for thee, and thou shaltliveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thourestoreמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725herH3605notאֵֽינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369,knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thou that thou shaltsurelyH3588dieH4191, thou, andallH3605that are thine.

8AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241: and themenH376were soreafraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

9ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,WhatH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213untousH5921? andwhereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have IsinnedH2398againstH5921thee, that thou hastbroughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935onmeH5921and on mykingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467agreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398? thou hastdoneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213deedsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639untomeH5921that oughtnotלֹא־lo'-H3808to bedoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100sawest thou, that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?

11AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,BecauseH3588Ithoughtאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,SurelyH3588thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430isnotאֵין־'ein-H369in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725; and they willslayוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026meH5921for mywife’sאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802sakeH5921.

12AndmoreoverH1571sheH1931isindeedH1571mysisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, butnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of mymotherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517; andsheH1931becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961mywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802:

13and itcameH935topassH935, whenGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430causedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961meH413towanderהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582from myfather’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, that Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559untoherH3605, This is thykindnessחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617whichH834thou shalt shew untomeH413; ateveryH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whitherweH834shallcomeH935,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559ofmeH413, He is mybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

14AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241, and menservants and womenservants, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85, andrestoredוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725himSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

15AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BeholdH2009, mylandאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:dwellשֵֽׁב׃ShevH3427whereH2009it pleaseth thee.

16And untoSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havegivenנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thybrotherלְאָחִ֔יךְle.'a.ChikhH251athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, it is for thee acoveringכְּס֣וּתke.SutH3682of theeyesעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869toallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605that are with thee; and in respect ofallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thou art righted.

17AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: andGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430healedוַיִּרְפָּ֨אvai.yir.Pa'H7495Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ'ish.ToH802, and his maidservants; and they barechildrenוַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃vai.ye.Le.duH3205.

18For theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadfastעָצֹ֤ר'a.TzorH6113closedעָצַר֙'a.TzarH6113upעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thewombsרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ofSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283Abraham’sאַבְרָהָֽם׃ ס'av.ra.HamH85wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

Commentaries on Genesis 20

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