Genesis 20:18 BSB — MannaFest

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14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
עָצֹ֤ר	'a.Tzor	certainly <to shut up>	H6113 →
עָצַר֙	'a.Tzar	<he> had shut up	H6113 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בְּעַ֥ד	be.'Ad	behind	H1157 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
רֶ֖חֶם	Re.chem	womb	H7358 →
לְבֵ֣ית	le.Veit	of [the] household of	H1004 →
אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ	'a.vi.Me.lekh	Abimelech	H40 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
דְּבַ֥ר	de.Var	[the] matter of	H1697 →
שָׂרָ֖ה	sa.Rah	Sarah	H8283 →
אֵ֥שֶׁת	'E.shet	[the] wife of	H802 →
אַבְרָהָֽם׃ ס	'av.ra.Ham	Abraham	H85 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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 12:17
The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:21
  He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
Through
Genesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
leads to
- Genesis 16:2
  So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice…
- Psalms 127:3
  Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
- 2 Kings 5:7
  When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see…
- Genesis 31:36
  Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
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…
- Hebrews 13:4
  Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- 1 Samuel 7:5
  Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

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 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.Genesis 12:17The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.Job 3:10For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.Genesis 30:2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”1 Samuel 1:5But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”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 16:2So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.1 Samuel 1:6Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.

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