Genesis 26:11 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 26:11

So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

BSB

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ASV

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

KJV

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He that toucheth - He who injures Isaac or defiles Rebekah shall certainly die for it. Death was the punishment for adultery among the Canaanites, Philistines, and Hebrews. See Gen 38:24.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְצַ֣ו	vay.Tzav	and he commanded	H6680 →
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ	'a.vi.Me.lekh	Abimelech	H40 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הַנֹּגֵ֜עַ	ha.no.Ge.a'	who [-ever] touches	H5060 →
בָּאִ֥ישׁ	ba.'Ish	<in> the man	H376 →
הַזֶּ֛ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
וּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ	u.ve.'ish.To	and <in> wife his	H802 →
מ֥וֹת	Mot	certainly <to die>	H4191 →
יוּמָֽת׃	yu.Mat	he will be put to death	H4191 →

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Where the connections lead

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
Psalms 105:15
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
leads to
- Zechariah 2:8
  For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
- 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…
- 1 John 2:27
  And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
Through
Zechariah 2:8
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
leads to
- Psalms 17:8
  Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- Deuteronomy 32:10
  He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.
- John 15:21–23
  But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- John 14:26
  But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- Psalms 105:13–15
  they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis