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Genesis 20:17

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

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ASV

And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children.

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.Leland he prayedH6419 →
אַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וַיִּרְפָּ֨אvai.yir.Pa'and he healedH7495 →
אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802 →
וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יוve.'am.ho.Tavand female slaves hisH519 →
וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃vai.ye.Le.duand they bore childrenH3205 →

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Psalms 30:2O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Job 42:8So 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 and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”Job 42:9–10So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s request.Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Psalms 6:2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.Ezra 6:10Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.1 Samuel 5:11–12Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.Isaiah 45:11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?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.”1 Thessalonians 5:25Brothers, pray for us as well.Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

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