Genesis 20:18 KJV — MannaFest

Genesis 20:18

For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

KJV

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DBT

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

ASV

For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

WEB

for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

YLT

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Cross-references

10 verses on the floor

Genesis 12:17
And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
Genesis 29:31
And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:2
And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Job 3:10
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Genesis 20:6
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.

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Abraham's Denial of His Wife. 1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

This honour God would put upon Abraham that, though Abimelech had restored Sarah, yet the judgment he was under should be removed upon the prayer of Abraham, and not before. Thus God healed Miriam, when Moses, whom she had most affronted, prayed for her ( Num. xii. 13 ), and was reconciled to Job's friends when Job, whom they had grieved, prayed for them ( Job xlii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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GEN 20:18GEN 12:17 1CH 16:21
GEN 20:18GEN 30:2 GEN 16:2
GEN 20:18GEN 20:7 JOB 42:8
GEN 20:18GEN 30:2 PSA 127:3
GEN 20:18GEN 20:7 HEB 13:4
GEN 20:18GEN 30:2 2KI 5:7
GEN 20:18GEN 20:7 1SA 7:5
GEN 20:18GEN 30:2 GEN 31:36

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