H0040G–אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ–a.vi.me.lekh

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

אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

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."

אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

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

וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (אֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ) 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

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

אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

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!"

אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech took sheep and oxen, men-servants and women-servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife to him.

אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.

אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

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

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.

אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ) 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"

אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

It happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.

אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, 'She is my sister?'" Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'Lest I die because of her.'"

אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech charged all the people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go from us, for you are much mightier than we."

אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (אֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ) 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”