Genesis 20

Verse 1

WEB Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

KJV And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

TSK A. M. cir. 2107. B.C. cir. 1897. from: ge 13:1, ge 18:1, ge 24:62; Kadesh: ge 14:7, ge 16:1,7,14, nu 13:26, nu 20:16, de 1:19, de 32:51, 1sa 15:7, ps 29:8; Gerar: ge 10:19, ge 26:1,6,20,26, 2ch 14:13,14

Verse 2

WEB Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

KJV And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

TSK said: ge 12:11-13, ge 26:7, 2ch 19:2, 2ch 20:37, 2ch 32:31, pr 24:16, ec 7:20, ga 2:11,12, eph 4:25, col 3:9; Abimelech: ge 12:15, ge 26:1,16

Verse 3

WEB But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man’s wife.”

KJV 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.

TSK a dream: ge 28:12, ge 31:24, ge 37:5,9, ge 40:8, ge 41:1-36, job 4:12,13, job 33:15, mt 1:20, mt 2:12,13, mt 27:19; a dead: ge 20:7, ps 105:14, eze 33:14,15, jon 3:4

Verse 4

WEB Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

KJV But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

TSK had: ge 20:6,18; wilt: ge 20:17,18, ge 18:23-25, ge 19:24, 2sa 4:11, 1ch 21:17

Verse 5

WEB Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this.”

KJV 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.

TSK in the integrity: jos 22:22, 1ki 9:4, 2ki 20:3, 1ch 29:17, ps 7:8, ps 25:21, ps 78:72, pr 11:3, pr 20:7, 2co 1:12, 1th 2:10, 1ti 1:13; and innocency: job 33:9, ps 24:4, ps 26:6, ps 73:13, da 6:22

Verse 6

WEB God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.

KJV 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.

TSK withheld: ge 20:18, ge 31:7, ge 35:5, ex 34:24, 1sa 25:26,34, ps 84:11, pr 21:1, ho 2:6,7; sinning: ge 39:9, le 6:2, ps 51:4, ps 81:12, 2th 2:7,11; to touch: ge 3:3, ge 26:11, 1co 7:1, 2co 6:17

Verse 7

WEB Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”

KJV 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.

TSK a prophet: 1ki 18:1-46, 1co 14:4, ex 4:16, ex 7:1, ex 12:1-3, ex 18:17, ex 7:1, 1ch 16:22, ps 25:14, ps 105:9-15, heb 1:1; pray: le 6:4,7, 1sa 7:5,8, 1sa 12:19,23, 2sa 24:17, 1ki 13:6, 2ki 5:11, 2ki 19:2-4, job 42:8, jer 14:11, jer 15:1, jer 27:18, jas 5:14-16, 1jo 5:16, re 11:5,6; surely: ge 20:18, ge 2:17, ge 12:17, job 34:19, ps 105:14, eze 3:18, eze 33:8,14-16, heb 13:4; all: ge 12:15, nu 16:32,33, 2sa 24:17

Verse 8

WEB Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

KJV 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.

TSK No cross references.

Verse 9

WEB Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”

KJV 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.

TSK What hast: ge 12:18, ge 26:10, ex 32:21,35, jos 7:25, 1sa 26:18,19, pr 28:10; a great: ge 38:24, ge 39:9, le 20:10, 2sa 12:5,10,11, ro 2:11, heb 13:4; ought: ge 34:7, 2sa 13:12, tit 1:11

Verse 10

WEB Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

KJV And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

TSK No cross references.

Verse 11

WEB Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

KJV 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.

TSK Surely: ge 22:12, ge 42:18, ne 5:15, job 1:1, job 28:28, ps 14:4, ps 36:1-4, pr 1:7, pr 2:5, pr 8:13, pr 16:6, ro 3:18; slay: ge 12:12, ge 26:7

Verse 12

WEB Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

KJV 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.

TSK And yet: ge 11:29, ge 12:13, 1th 5:22

Verse 13

WEB It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

KJV 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 show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

TSK God: ge 12:1,9,11-20, ac 7:3-5, heb 11:8; This: 1sa 23:21, ps 64:5, ac 5:9; say: ge 12:13

Verse 14

WEB Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

KJV And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

TSK took: ge 20:11, ge 12:16; restored: ge 20:2,7, ge 12:19,20

Verse 15

WEB Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”

KJV And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

TSK my land: ge 13:9, ge 34:10, ge 47:6

Verse 16

WEB To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”

KJV 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.

TSK thy: ge 20:5, pr 27:5; behold: ge 26:11; a covering: ge 24:65; thus: 1ch 21:3-6, pr 9:8,9, pr 12:1, pr 25:12, pr 27:5, jon 1:6, re 3:19

Verse 17

WEB Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

KJV So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

TSK So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.: ge 20:7, ge 29:31, 1sa 5:11,12, ezr 6:10, job 42:9,10, pr 15:8,29, isa 45:11, mt 7:7, mt 21:22, ac 3:24, php 4:6, 1th 5:25, jas 5:16

Verse 18

WEB For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

KJV For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

TSK For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.: ge 20:7, ge 12:17, ge 16:2, ge 30:2, 1sa 1:6, 1sa 5:10