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Genesis 20

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1 ¶ And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. AbrahamH85 journeyedH5265 southH5045 countryH776 dwelledH3427 KadeshH6946 ShurH7793 sojournedH1481 GerarH1642 See also: Genesis 26:1 Genesis 26:6 Genesis 18:1 2 Chronicles 14:13-14 Psalms 29:8

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. AbrahamH85 saidH559 ofH413 SarahH8283 wifeH802 sisterH269 AbimelechH40 kingH4428 GerarH1642 sentH7971 tookH3947 SarahH8283 See also: Genesis 12:15 Genesis 26:7 Genesis 12:11-13 Genesis 20:12 Genesis 26:1

3 ¶ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. GodH430 cameH935 AbimelechH40 dreamH2472 nightH3915 saidH559 manH4191 womanH802 takenH3947 man'sH1167 wifeH1166 See also: Genesis 20:7 Matthew 27:19 Job 33:15 Psalms 105:14 Genesis 28:12

4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? AbimelechH40 nearH7126 saidH559 LordH136 slayH2026 righteousH6662 nationH1471 See also: Genesis 18:23-25 2 Samuel 4:11 1 Chronicles 21:17 Genesis 19:24 Genesis 20:6

5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. SaidH559 SheH1931 sisterH269 sheH1931 evenH1571 sheH1931 saidH559 brotherH251 integrityH8537 heartH3824 innocencyH5356 handsH3709 doneH6213 See also: 1 Kings 9:4 Psalms 7:8 Joshua 22:22 2 Kings 20:3 1 Chronicles 29:17

6 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. GodH430 saidH559 dreamH2472 YeaH1571 knowH3045 didstH6213 integrityH8537 heartH3824 withheldH2820 sinningH2398 sufferedH5414 touchH5060 See also: 1 Samuel 25:34 1 Samuel 25:26 Proverbs 21:1 Genesis 31:7 Genesis 35:5

7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. restoreH7725 manH376 wifeH802 prophetH5030 prayH6419 theeH1157 liveH2421 restoreH7725 knowH3045 surelyH4191 dieH4191 See also: Job 42:8 1 Samuel 7:5 Hebrews 13:4 2 Samuel 24:17 Numbers 16:32-33

8 ¶ Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. AbimelechH40 earlyH7925 morningH1242 calledH7121 servantsH5650 toldH1696 thingsH1697 earsH241 menH582 soreH3966 afraidH3372

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. AbimelechH40 calledH7121 AbrahamH85 saidH559 doneH6213 offendedH2398 broughtH935 kingdomH4467 greatH1419 sinH2401 doneH6213 deedsH4639 doneH6213 See also: Genesis 12:18 Genesis 26:10 Genesis 39:9 Genesis 34:7 Genesis 38:24

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? AbimelechH40 saidH559 AbrahamH85 WhatH4100 thouH7200 doneH6213 thingH1697

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. AbrahamH85 saidH559 thoughtH559 SurelyH7535 fearH3374 GodH430 placeH4725 meH2026 wife'sH802 sakeH1697 See also: Genesis 26:7 Genesis 12:12 Genesis 22:12 Genesis 42:18 Nehemiah 5:15

12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. indeedH546 sisterH269 daughterH1323 fatherH1 daughterH1323 motherH517 wifeH802 See also: Genesis 11:29 Genesis 12:13 1 Thessalonians 5:22

13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. GodH430 wanderH8582 father'sH1 houseH1004 saidH559 kindnessH2617 shewH6213 placeH4725 comeH935 sayH559 brotherH251 See also: Genesis 12:1 Genesis 12:9 Genesis 12:11-20 1 Samuel 23:21 Psalms 64:5

14 ¶ And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. AbimelechH40 tookH3947 sheepH6629 oxenH1241 menservantsH5650 womenservantsH8198 gaveH5414 AbrahamH85 restoredH7725 SarahH8283 wifeH802 See also: Genesis 12:16 Genesis 12:19-20 Genesis 20:2 Genesis 20:7 Genesis 20:11

15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. AbimelechH40 saidH559 landH776 theeH6440 dwellH3427 pleasethH2896 pleasethH5869 See also: Genesis 13:9 Genesis 34:10 Genesis 47:6

16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. SarahH8283 saidH559 givenH5414 brotherH251 thousandH505 silverH3701 coveringH3682 eyesH5869 reprovedH3198 See also: Genesis 20:5 Proverbs 27:5 Genesis 24:65 Genesis 26:11 1 Chronicles 21:3-6

17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. AbrahamH85 prayedH6419 GodH430 GodH430 healedH7495 AbimelechH40 wifeH802 maidservantsH519 bareH3205 See also: James 5:16 Job 42:9-10 Proverbs 15:8 Matthew 21:22 Philippians 4:6

18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. LORDH3068 fastH6113 upH6113 wombsH7358 houseH1004 AbimelechH40 becauseH1697 SarahH8283 Abraham'sH85 wifeH802 See also: Genesis 12:17 Genesis 30:2 Genesis 16:2 Genesis 20:7 1 Samuel 1:6

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