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Genesis 20 Mazanderani, Western MWV Bible
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Genesis 20 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 30 cross-references, 5 Early-Church citations.
Cross-references in Genesis 20 (30)
- v.6 1 Samuel 25:34
- v.17 James 5:16
- v.2 Genesis 12:15
- v.6 1 Samuel 25:26
- v.6 Proverbs 21:1
- v.2 Genesis 26:7
- v.3 Matthew 27:19
- v.3 Genesis 20:7
- v.6 Genesis 35:5
- v.6 Genesis 31:7
- v.7 Job 42:8
- v.3 Job 33:15
- v.3 Psalms 105:14
- v.7 1 Samuel 7:5
- v.7 Hebrews 13:4
- v.11 Genesis 26:7
- v.14 Genesis 12:16
- v.15 Genesis 34:10
- v.15 Genesis 13:9
- v.17 Matthew 21:22
- v.17 Philippians 4:6
- v.17 Job 42:9-10
- v.17 Proverbs 15:8
- v.1 Genesis 26:6
- v.3 Genesis 28:12
- v.6 2 Thessalonians 2:7
- v.9 Genesis 12:18
- v.11 Genesis 12:12
- v.13 Genesis 12:1
- v.16 Genesis 20:5
Hebrew interlinear — Genesis 20:1–18 (282 words)
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- ืึท/ืึผึดืกึผึทึจืขva/i.yi.Sa'and/ he set outH5265
- ืึด/ืฉืึผึธึคืmi./Shamfrom/ thereH8033
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธืึ'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
- ืึทึฃืจึฐืฆึธ/ื'Ar.tza/hH776
- ืึท/ื ึผึถึืึถืha./Ne.gevthe/ NegevH5045
- ืึท/ืึผึตึฅืฉืึถืva/i.Ye.shevand/ he dweltH3427
- ืึผึตืื\ึพbein-betweenH996
- ืงึธืึตึืฉืka.DeshKadeshH6946
- ืึผ/ืึตึฃืืu./Veinand/ betweenH996
- ืฉืึืึผืจShurShurH7793
- ืึท/ืึผึธึืึธืจva/i.Ya.gorand/ he sojournedH1481
- ืึผึด/ืึฐืจึธึฝืจ\ืbi/g.Rarin/ GerarH1642
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- ืึท/ืึผึนึงืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึื'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-concerningH413
- ืฉืึธืจึธึฅืsa.RahSarahH8283
- ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึ/ืึน'ish.T/owife/ hisH802
- ืึฒืึนึฃืชึด/ื'a.Cho.t/iH269
- ืึดึืืhi'sheH1931
- ืึท/ืึผึดืฉืึฐืึทึืva/i.yish.Lachand/ he sentH7971
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐึ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึถึฃืึถืึฐMe.lekhH4428
- ืึผึฐืจึธึืจge.RarGerarH1642
- ืึท/ืึผึดืงึผึทึืva/i.yi.Kachand/ he tookH3947
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืฉืึธืจึธึฝื\ืsa.RahSarahH8283
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- ืึท/ืึผึธืึนึงืva/i.ya.Vo'and/ he cameH935
- ืึฑืึนืึดึืื'E.lo.HimGodH430
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึผึท/ืึฒืึฃืึนืba./cha.Lomin/ a dreamH2472
- ืึท/ืึผึธึืึฐืึธืha./La.ye.lahthe/ nightH3915
- ืึท/ืึผึนึฃืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึ/ืึนl/oto <the>/ himH9033
- ืึดื ึผึฐ/ืึธึฅhi.ne./Khahere/ youH2009
- ืึตืชึmetH4191
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-onH5921
- ืึธ/ืึดืฉืึผึธึฃืha./'i.Shahthe/ womanH802
- ืึฒืฉืึถืจ\ึพ'a.Sher-whomH834
- ืึธืงึทึืึฐืชึผึธla.Kach.tayou have takenH3947
- ืึฐ/ืึดึืืve./Hiv'and/ sheH1931
- ืึผึฐืขึปึฅืึทืชbe.'U.latH1166
- ืึผึธึฝืขึทื\ืBa.'ala husbandH1167
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- ืึท/ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐva./'a.vi.Me.lekhand/ AbimelechH40
- ืึนึฅืlo'notH3808
- ืงึธืจึทึืka.Ravhe had drawn nearH7126
- ืึตืึถึื/ืึธ'e.Lei./hato/ herH413
- ืึท/ืึผึนืืึทึืจva/i.yo.Marand/ he saidH559
- ืึฒืึนื ึธึื'a.do.NaiO LordH136
- ืึฒ/ืึฅืึนืha./Goyยฟ/ a nationH1471
- ืึผึทื\ึพgam-alsoH1571
- ืฆึทืึผึดึืืงtza.DikrighteousH6662
- ืชึผึทืึฒืจึนึฝื\ืta.ha.Rogwill you killH2026
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- ืึฒ/ืึนึจืha./Lo'ยฟ/ notH3808
- ืึคืึผืhu'heH1931
- ืึธึฝืึทืจ\ึพ'a.mar-did he sayH559
- ืึด/ืึl/ito <the>/ meH9030
- ืึฒืึนึฃืชึด/ื'a.Cho.t/iH269
- ืึดึืืhi'sheH1931
- ืึฐ/ืึดึฝืื\ึพve./hi'-and/ sheH1931
- ืึทื\ึพgam-alsoH1571
- ืึดึฅืืhi'sheH1931
- ืึฝึธืึฐืจึธึื'a.me.Rahshe saidH559
- ืึธืึดึฃ/ื'a.Ch/iH251
- ืึืึผืHu'heH1931
- ืึผึฐ/ืชึธื\ึพbe./tom-in/ [the] integrity ofH8537
- ืึฐืึธืึดึ/ืle.va.V/iheart/ myH3824
- ืึผ/ืึฐ/ื ึดืงึฐืึนึฅืu./ve./nik.Yonand/ in/ [the] innocence ofH5356
- ืึผึทืคึผึทึ/ืka.Pa/ihands/ myH3709
- ืขึธืฉืึดึฅืืชึดื'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213
- ืึนึฝืืช\ืZotthisH2063
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- ืึท/ืึผึนืืึถืจึฉva/i.yo.Merand/ he saidH559
- ืึตืึธึจื/ื'e.La/vto/ himH413
- ืึฝึธ/ืึฑืึนืึดึืืha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ GodH430
- ืึผึท/ืึฒืึนึืba./cha.Lomin/ a dreamH2472
- ืึผึทึฃืgamalsoH1571
- ืึธื ึนืึดึคื'a.no.KhiIH595
- ืึธืึทึืขึฐืชึผึดืึya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
- ืึผึดึคืkithatH3588
- ืึฐ/ืชึธื\ึพve./tom-in/ [the] integrity ofH8537
- ืึฐืึธืึฐ/ืึธึle.va.ve./Khaheart/ yourH3824
- ืขึธืฉืึดึฃืืชึธ'a.Si.tayou didH6213
- ืึผึนึืืชZotthisH2063
- ืึธ/ืึถืึฐืฉืึนึงืึฐva./'ech.Sokhand/ I have restrainedH2820
- ืึผึทื\ึพgam-alsoH1571
- ืึธื ึนืึดึื'a.no.KhiIH595
- ืึฝืึนืชึฐ/ืึธึ'ot./Kha<obj.>/ youH853
- ืึต/ืึฒืืึน\ึพme./cha.tov-from/ sinningH2398
- ืึดึ/ืL/ito <the>/ meH9030
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-there-H5921
- ืึผึตึฅืken-foreH3651
- ืึนื\ึพlo'-notH3808
- ื ึฐืชึทืชึผึดึื/ืึธne.ta.Ti./khaI have permitted/ youH5414
- ืึด/ื ึฐืึผึนึฅืขึทli/n.Go.a'to/ touchH5060
- ืึตืึถึฝื/ืึธ\ื'e.Lei./ha<to>/ herH413
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- ืึฐ/ืขึทืชึผึธึืve./'a.Tahand/ thereforeH6258
- ืึธืฉืึตึคืha.ShevreturnH7725
- ืึตึฝืฉืึถืช\ึพ'e.shet-H802
- ืึธ/ืึดืืฉืึha./'Ishthe/ manH376
- ืึผึดึฝื\ึพki-forH3588
- ื ึธืึดึฃืืna.Vi'H5030
- ืึืึผืHu'heH1931
- ืึฐ/ืึดืชึฐืคึผึทืึผึตึฅืve./yit.pa.Lelso/ he may prayH6419
- ืึผึฝึทืขึทืึฐ/ืึธึba.'ad./Khafor/ youH1157
- ืึถึฝ/ืึฐืึตึืve/ch.Yehand/ liveH2421
- ืึฐ/ืึดื\ึพve./'im-and/ ifH518
- ืึตึฝืื ึฐ/ืึธึฃ'ei.ne./Khanot [are]/ youH369
- ืึตืฉืึดึืืme.Shivreturning [her]H7725
- ืึผึทึืขda'knowH3045
- ืึผึดื\ึพki-thatH3588
- ืึฃืึนืชMotcertainly <to die>H4191
- ืชึผึธืึืึผืชta.Mutyou will dieH4191
- ืึทืชึผึธึื'a.TahyouH859
- ืึฐ/ืึธื\ึพve./kholand/ allH3605
- ืึฒืฉืึถืจ\ึพ'a.Sher-whoH834
- ืึธึฝ/ืึฐ\ืLa/khH9032
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- ืึท/ืึผึทืฉืึฐืึผึตึจืva/i.yash.Kemand/ he rose earlyH7925
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึผึท/ืึผึนึืงึถืจba./Bo.kerin the/ morningH1242
- ืึท/ืึผึดืงึฐืจึธืึva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he summonedH7121
- ืึฐ/ืึธื\ึพle./khol<to>/ allH3605
- ืขึฒืึธืึธึื/ื'a.va.Da/vservants/ hisH5650
- ืึท/ืึฐืึทืึผึตึืจva/y.da.Berand/ he spokeH1696
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืึผึธื\ึพkol-allH3605
- ืึท/ืึผึฐืึธืจึดึฅืืha./de.va.Rimthe/ wordsH1697
- ืึธ/ืึตึืึผึถืha./'E.leh<the>/ theseH428
- ืึผึฐ/ืึธืึฐื ึตื/ืึถึืbe./'a.ze.nei./Hemin/ ears/ theirH241
- ืึท/ืึผึดึฝืืจึฐืึฅืึผva/i.yi.re.'Uand/ they were afraidH3372
- ืึธ/ืึฒื ึธืฉืึดึืืha./'a.na.Shimthe/ menH582
- ืึฐืึนึฝื\ืme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
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- ืึท/ืึผึดืงึฐืจึธึจืva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he summonedH7121
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึืle./'av.ra.Ham<to>/ AbrahamH85
- ืึท/ืึผึนึจืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึ/ืึนl/oto <the>/ himH9033
- ืึถึฝื\ึพmeh-what?H4100
- ืขึธืฉืึดึคืืชึธ'a.Si.tahave you doneH6213
- ืึผึธึ/ื ืึผึla./nuto <the>/ usH9035
- ืึผ/ืึถึฝื\ึพu./meh-and/ what?H4100
- ืึธืึธึฃืืชึดืcha.Ta.tihave I sinnedH2398
- ืึธึ/ืึฐLa/khto <the>/ youH9032
- ืึผึดึฝื\ึพki-forH3588
- ืึตืึตึงืืชึธhe.Ve.tayou have broughtH935
- ืขึธืึทึ/ื'a.La/ion/ meH5921
- ืึฐ/ืขึทื\ึพve./'al-and/ onH5921
- ืึทืึฐืึทืึฐืชึผึดึ/ืmam.lakh.T/ikingdom/ myH4467
- ืึฒืึธืึธึฃืcha.ta.'Aha sinH2401
- ืึฐืึนืึธึืge.do.LahgreatH1419
- ืึทืขึฒืฉืึดืืึma.'a.SimdeedsH4639
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฃืจ'a.SherwhichH834
- ืึนื\ึพlo'-notH3808
- ืึตึฝืขึธืฉืึืึผye.'a.Suthey will be doneH6213
- ืขึธืฉืึดึืืชึธ'a.Si.tayou have doneH6213
- ืขึดืึผึธืึดึฝ/ื\ื'i.ma.D/iwith/ meH5978
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- ืึท/ืึผึนึฅืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึื'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
- ืึธึฃืmahwhat?H4100
- ืจึธืึดึืืชึธra.'I.tadid you seeH7200
- ืึผึดึฅืkithatH3588
- ืขึธืฉืึดึืืชึธ'a.Si.tayou have doneH6213
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืึท/ืึผึธืึธึฅืจha./da.Varthe/ thingH1697
- ืึท/ืึผึถึฝื\ืha./Zeh<the>/ thisH2088
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- ืึท/ืึผึนึืืึถืจึva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึื'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
- ืึผึดึฃืkithatH3588
- ืึธืึทึืจึฐืชึผึดื'a.Mar.tiI saidH559
- ืจึทึืงrakcertainlyH7535
- ืึตืื\ึพ'ein-there notH369
- ืึดืจึฐืึทึฃืชyir.'AtH3374
- ืึฑืึนืึดึืื'E.lo.HimGodH430
- ืึผึท/ืึผึธืงึืึนืba./ma.Komin the/ placeH4725
- ืึท/ืึผึถึืha./Zeh<the>/ thisH2088
- ืึท/ืึฒืจึธืึืึผ/ื ึดืva./ha.ra.Gu./niand/ they will kill/ meH2026
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-onH5921
- ืึผึฐืึทึฅืจde.VarH1697
- ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึดึฝ/ื\ื'ish.T/iwife/ myH802
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- ืึฐ/ืึทื\ึพve./gam-and/ alsoH1571
- ืึธืึฐื ึธึื'a.me.NahtrulyH546
- ืึฒืึนืชึดึค/ื'a.cho.T/iH269
- ืึทืช\ึพvat-H1323
- ืึธืึด/ืึ'a.V/ifather/ myH1
- ืึดึืืhi'sheH1931
- ืึทึืึฐ'akhonlyH389
- ืึนึฃืlo'notH3808
- ืึทืช\ึพvat-H1323
- ืึดืึผึดึ/ื'i.M/imother/ myH517
- ืึท/ืชึผึฐืึดื\ึพva./te.hi-and/ she becameH1961
- ืึดึ/ืl/iof/ meH9030
- ืึฐ/ืึดืฉืึผึธึฝื\ืle./'i.Shah<into>/ a wifeH802
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- ืึท/ืึฐืึดึืva/y.Hiand/ it wasH1961
- ืึผึท/ืึฒืฉืึถึงืจka./'a.Sherjust/ asH834
- ืึดืชึฐืขึฃืึผhit.'Uthey caused to wanderH8582
- ืึนืชึดึ/ื'o.T/i<obj.>/ meH853
- ืึฑืึนืึดืืึฎ'E.lo.HimGodH430
- ืึด/ืึผึตึฃืืชmi./Beitfrom/ [the] household ofH1004
- ืึธืึด/ืึ'a.V/ifather/ myH1
- ืึธ/ืึนืึทึฃืจva./'o.Marand/ I saidH559
- ืึธึ/ืึผLa/hto <the>/ herH9034
- ืึถึฃืzehthisH2088
- ืึทืกึฐืึผึตึ/ืึฐchas.De/khH2617
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจ'a.SherwhichH834
- ืชึผึทืขึฒืฉืึดึืta.'a.Siyou will doH6213
- ืขึดืึผึธืึดึ/ื'i.ma.D/iwith/ meH5978
- ืึถึคื'eltoH413
- ืึผึธื\ึพkol-everyH3605
- ืึท/ืึผึธืงืึนืึha./ma.kOm<the>/ placeH4725
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฃืจ'a.SherwhereH834
- ื ึธืึฃืึนืna.Vo'we will goH935
- ืฉืึธึืึผึธ/ืSha.ma/hthere/ towardsH8033
- ืึดืึฐืจึดื\ึพ'im.ri-sayH559
- ืึดึ/ืl/iof <the>/ meH9030
- ืึธืึดึฅ/ื'a.Ch/iH251
- ืึฝืึผื\ืHu'heH1931
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- ืึท/ืึผึดืงึผึทึจืva/i.yi.Kachand/ he tookH3947
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืฆึนึฃืืtzonsheepH6629
- ืึผ/ืึธืงึธึืจu./va.Karand/ cattleH1241
- ืึท/ืขึฒืึธืึดืืึva./'a.va.Dimand/ [male] servantsH5650
- ืึผ/ืฉืึฐืคึธืึนึืชu./she.fa.Chotand/ female servantsH8198
- ืึท/ืึผึดืชึผึตึืva/i.yi.Tenand/ he gave [them]H5414
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึืle./'av.ra.Hamto/ AbrahamH85
- ืึท/ืึผึธึฃืฉืึถืva/i.Ya.shevand/ he restoredH7725
- ืึ/ืึนl/oto <the>/ himH9033
- ืึตึืช'et<obj.>H853
- ืฉืึธืจึธึฅืsa.RahSarahH8283
- ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึฝ/ืึน\ื'ish.T/owife/ hisH802
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- ืึท/ืึผึนึฃืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึดื ึผึตึฅืhi.Nehthere!H2009
- ืึทืจึฐืฆึดึ/ื'ar.Tz/iland/ myH776
- ืึฐ/ืคึธื ึถึื/ืึธle./fa.Nei./khaH6440
- ืึผึท/ืึผึฅืึนืba./Tovin the/ [place] goodH2896
- ืึผึฐ/ืขึตืื ึถึื/ืึธbe./'ei.Nei./khain/ view/ yourH5869
- ืฉืึตึฝื\ืShevdwellH3427
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- ืึผ/ืึฐ/ืฉืึธืจึธึฃืu./le./sa.Rahand/ to/ SarahH8283
- ืึธืึทึืจ'a.Marhe saidH559
- ืึดื ึผึตึจืhi.Nehhere!H2009
- ื ึธืชึทึืชึผึดืna.Ta.tiI giveH5414
- ืึถึคืึถืฃ'E.lefa thousandH505
- ืึผึถึืกึถืฃึke.sefsilverH3701
- ืึฐ/ืึธืึดึื/ืึฐle./'a.Chi/khto/ brother/ yourH251
- ืึดื ึผึตึคืhi.Nehthere!H2009
- ืืึผื\ึพhu'-itH1931
- ืึธ/ืึฐึlo/Khfor <the>/ youH9032
- ืึผึฐืกึฃืึผืชke.SutH3682
- ืขึตืื ึทึืึดื'ei.Na.yimeyesH5869
- ืึฐ/ืึนึืle./Kholto/ allH3605
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฃืจ'a.SherwhoH834
- ืึดืชึผึธึ/ืึฐ'i.Ta/khH854
- ืึฐ/ืึตึฅืชve./'Etand/ withH854
- ืึผึนึืkoleveryoneH3605
- ืึฐ/ื ึนืึธึฝืึทืช\ืve./no.Kha.chat<and>/ [you are] vindicatedH3198
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- ืึท/ืึผึดืชึฐืคึผึทืึผึตึฅืva/i.yit.pa.Leland/ he prayedH6419
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึื'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืึธ/ืึฑืึนืึดึืืha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ GodH430
- ืึท/ืึผึดืจึฐืคึผึธึจืva/i.yir.Pa'and/ he healedH7495
- ืึฑืึนืึดึืื'E.lo.HimGodH430
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึงืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืึฐ/ืึถืช\ึพve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
- ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึ/ืึน'ish.T/owife/ hisH802
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืึนืชึธึื/ืve./'am.ho.Ta/vand/ female slaves/ hisH519
- ืึท/ืึผึตืึตึฝืืึผ\ืva/i.ye.Le.duand/ they bore childrenH3205
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- ืึผึดึฝื\ึพki-forH3588
- ืขึธืฆึนึคืจ'a.Tzorcertainly <to shut up>H6113
- ืขึธืฆึทืจึ'a.Tzar<he> had shut upH6113
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึผึฐืขึทึฅืbe.'AdbehindH1157
- ืึผึธื\ึพkol-everyH3605
- ืจึถึืึถืRe.chemwombH7358
- ืึฐ/ืึตึฃืืชle./Veitof/ [the] household ofH1004
- ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-onH5921
- ืึผึฐืึทึฅืจde.VarH1697
- ืฉืึธืจึธึืsa.RahSarahH8283
- ืึตึฅืฉืึถืช'E.shetH802
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึฝื\ื\ \ืก'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
Strong's words in Genesis 20 (6)
- Strong's H559 — ืึท/ืึผึนึงืืึถืจ (va/i.Yo.mer)
- and/ he said. Appears 14 times in Genesis 20.
- Strong's H40 — ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐึ ('a.vi.Me.lekh)
- Abimelech. Appears 10 times in Genesis 20.
- Strong's H802 — ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึ/ืึน ('ish.T/o)
- wife/ his. Appears 8 times in Genesis 20.
- Strong's H85 — ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธืึ ('av.ra.Ham)
- Abraham. Appears 8 times in Genesis 20.
- Strong's H3605 — ืึฐ/ืึธื\ึพ (ve./khol)
- and/ all. Appears 7 times in Genesis 20.
- Strong's H6213 — ืขึธืฉืึดึฅืืชึดื ('a.Si.ti)
- I have done. Appears 7 times in Genesis 20.
“God, of course, did not permit Abimelech to touch Sarah, though perhaps too because he had perfect self-control in all matters. Such a quality is truly a divine gift.”
What the Early Church wrote about Genesis 20 (4)
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“We have read from the book of Genesis the story where it is related that after the appearance of the three men, after the destruction of Sodom and the salvation of Lot, either due to his hospitality or because of his kinship to Abraham, โAbraham departed thence,โ the text says...”
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“But when we reach perfection so that we are capable also of teaching others, let us then no longer enclose virtue within our bosom as a wife but as a sister; let us unite her also with others who desire her. For to those who are perfect the divine Word says, โSay that wisdom i...”
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“But let us see what Abimelech said to the Lord. โYou know, Lord,โ the text says, โthat I have done this with a pure heart.โ This Abimelech acts very differently from Pharaoh.”
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“But what is the meaning of that which Scripture adds: โAnd the Lord did not permit him to touch herโ? If Sarah represents virtue and Abimelech wished to receive virtue โwith a pure heart,โ why is it said that โthe Lord did not permit him to touch herโ?”