Revised Webster's Bible
Genesis 20
1AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85journeyedוַיִּסַּ֨עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from there toward thesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045countryאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427betweenKadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946andShurשׁ֑וּרShurH7793, andsojournedוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481inGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642.
2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofאֶל־'el-H413Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, She is 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.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Behold, thou art but a deadmanמֵת֙metH4191, on account of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802whom thou hasttakenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947; for she is aman’sבָּֽעַל׃Ba.'alH1167wifeבְּעֻ֥לַתbe.'U.latH1166.
5Saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559he not to me,SheH1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? andsheH1931,evenגַם־gam-H1571sheH1931herselfsaidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, He is mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251: in theintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of myheartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824andinnocencyוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןu.ve.nik.YonH5356of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this.
6AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him in adreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,YeaH1571, Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thoudidstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this in theintegrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537of thyheartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824; for I alsowithheldוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820thee fromsinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398against me: therefore Iallowedנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee not totouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060her.
7Now thereforerestoreהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725to themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376hiswifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802; for he is aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030, and he shallprayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419fortheeבַּֽעַדְךָ֖ba.'ad.KhaH1157, and thou shaltliveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421: and if thou shalt notrestoreמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725her,knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thou that thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191, thou, and all that are thine.
8ThereforeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696all thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241: and themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582weregreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.
9ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us? and how have Ioffendedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398thee, that thou hastbroughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935on me and on mykingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467agreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401? thou hastdoneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213deedsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639to me that ought not to bedoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.
11AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Because Ithoughtאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430is not in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725; and they will slaymeוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026for mywife’sאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802sakeדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697.
13And it came to pass, whenGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430caused me towanderהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582from myfather’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, that Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to her, This is thykindnessחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617which thou shaltshowתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213to me; at everyplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where we shallcomeנָב֣וֹאna.Vo'H935,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559of me, He is mybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.
14AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629, andoxenוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241, andmaleוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85, andrestoredוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725to himSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.
16And toSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, Behold, I havegivenנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thybrotherלְאָחִ֔יךְle.'a.ChikhH251athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701: behold, he is to thee acoveringכְּס֣וּתke.SutH3682of theeyesעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, to all that are with thee, and with all other : thus she wasreprovedוְנֹכָֽחַת׃ve.no.Kha.chatH3198.
17SoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: andGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430healedוַיִּרְפָּ֨אvai.yir.Pa'H7495Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ'ish.ToH802, and hismaidservantsוְאַמְהֹתָ֖יוve.'am.ho.TavH519; and theyboreוַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃vai.ye.Le.duH3205children .
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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