Genesis 20:14 BSB — MannaFest

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13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּ֨ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ	'a.vi.Me.lekh	Abimelech	H40 →
צֹ֣אן	tzon	sheep	H6629 →
וּבָקָ֗ר	u.va.Kar	and cattle	H1241 →
וַעֲבָדִים֙	va.'a.va.Dim	and [male] servants	H5650 →
וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת	u.she.fa.Chot	and female servants	H8198 →
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he gave [them]	H5414 →
לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם	le.'av.ra.Ham	to Abraham	H85 →
וַיָּ֣שֶׁב	vai.Ya.shev	and he restored	H7725 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to <the> him
אֵ֖ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
שָׂרָ֥ה	sa.Rah	Sarah	H8283 →
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃	'ish.To	wife his	H802 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 20:2
Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
leads to
- Genesis 26:7
  But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 12:15
  When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
Through
Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and…
leads to
- Job 42:8
  So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer…
- 1 Samuel 7:5
  Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
- Hebrews 13:4
  Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- 2 Samuel 24:17
  When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand…
Through
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
leads to
- Genesis 12:12
  and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
- Job 28:28
  And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Genesis 12:16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.Genesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”Genesis 20:2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.Genesis 20:7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’Genesis 12:19–20Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

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