Génesis · Tanaj de la JPS (1917)
Génesis 20 Tanaj de la JPS (1917)
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- Numbers like (22-2) in the text give the Hebrew verse numbering where it differs.
1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: 'Behold, thou shalt die, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.'
3 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.”
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
5 Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.'
5 Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
6 And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
6 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.
7 Now therefore restore the man's 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.'
7 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.”
8 And 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.
8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: 'What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against 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.'
9 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!”
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?'
10 Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
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.
11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and so she became my wife.
12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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 show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother.'
13 When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, 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.”’”
14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
14 Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.
15 And Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.'
15 Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
16 And unto Sarah he said: 'Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before all men thou art righted.'
16 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.”
17 And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.
17 Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
18 For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
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Personas
Abimelech
King of Gerar who took Sarah, was warned by God in a dream and returned her to Abraham, and made a covenant with Abraham at Beersheba; an Abimelech king of the Philistines at…
Citado en la guía: Genesis 20:2–3; Genesis 21:22–27; Genesis 26:1
Abraham
Called by God, he left home in faith to become the father of a chosen people.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 12–25
Sarah
Wife of Abraham who bore Isaac in her old age, long after hope seemed gone.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 17-21
Referencias cruzadas (16)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Génesis 26:6; Génesis 26:1; Salmo 29:8; 2 Crónicas 14:13–14; Génesis 18:1
- 2 Génesis 12:15; Génesis 26:7; Génesis 12:11–13; Proverbios 24:16; Génesis 20:12
- 3 Génesis 20:7; Mateo 27:19; Job 33:15; Salmo 105:14; Génesis 28:12
- 4 Génesis 18:23–25; 1 Crónicas 21:17; 2 Samuel 4:11; Génesis 20:6; Génesis 19:24
- 5 Salmo 7:8; 1 Reyes 9:4; Proverbios 11:3; Proverbios 20:7; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:10
- 6 1 Samuel 25:34; 1 Samuel 25:26; Proverbios 21:1; Génesis 35:5; Génesis 31:7
- 7 Job 42:8; 1 Samuel 7:5; Hebreos 13:4; 2 Samuel 24:17; Apocalipsis 11:5–6
- 9 Génesis 12:18; Génesis 39:9; Génesis 26:10; 2 Samuel 13:12; Romanos 2:11
- 11 Génesis 26:7; Génesis 12:12; Salmo 36:1–4; Proverbios 2:5; Génesis 42:18
- 12 Génesis 11:29; Génesis 12:13; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:22
- 13 Génesis 12:1; Génesis 12:9; Hechos 7:3–5; Salmo 64:5; Hechos 5:9
- 14 Génesis 12:16; Génesis 20:2; Génesis 12:19–20; Génesis 20:11; Génesis 20:7
- 15 Génesis 13:9; Génesis 34:10; Génesis 47:6
- 16 Génesis 20:5; Proverbios 27:5; Génesis 24:65; Jonás 1:6; Apocalipsis 3:19
- 17 Santiago 5:16; Job 42:9–10; Proverbios 15:8; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:25; Filipenses 4:6
- 18 Génesis 12:17; Génesis 30:2; Génesis 16:2; 1 Samuel 1:6; Génesis 20:7
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
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… when the king rebuked Abraham for not saying she was his wife, and calling her his sister, he explained what he had been afraid of, and added this further, "And yet indeed she is my sister by the father's side, but not by the mother's; for she was Abraham's sister by his own father, and so near of kin.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)