Verse List for GEN 20:3

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OET (OET-RV) But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night and told him, “Listen, you’re as good as dead because of that woman you took because she is married to a husband.”

OET-LV And_ god _he _came to ʼAⱱīmelek in _(the)_dream the_night and_he/it _said to_him/it HERE_you are_about _to _die on the_woman whom you _have _taken and_she is_married _of a _husband.

ULT But God came to Abimelech in a dream, in the night and said to him, “Behold, you are dead because of the woman whom you have taken, because she is married to a husband!”

UST But that night God appeared to King Abimelech in a dream and warned him, “Listen, you are about to die because the woman whom you have taken to be your wife is already married to someone else!”

BSB & MSB One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

OEB But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night and said to him, ‘You will die, because of the woman you have taken, for she is married.

WEBBE & WMBB But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”

NET But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”

LSV And God comes to Abimelech in a dream of the night and says to him, “Behold, you [are] a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken—and she married to a husband.”

FBV But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “Listen! You're going to die because the woman you've taken is already married—she has a husband.”

T4T But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, “Listen to me! You are going to die because the woman you took is another man’s wife.”

LEB And God came to Abimelech in a dream at night. And he said to him, “Look, you are a dead man on account of the woman you have taken. For she is _⌊a married woman_⌋.”[fn]

BBE But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.

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JPS But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: 'Behold, thou shalt die, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.'

ASV But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

DRA And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman thou hast taken: for she hath a husband.

YLT And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Lo, thou [art] a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken — and she married to a husband.'

Drby But [fn]God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art [but] a dead man, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

RV But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
(But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou/you art but a dead man, because of the woman which thou/you hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.)

SLT And God will come to Abimelech in a dream at night, and say to him, Behold, thou dead, for the woman which thou didst take, and she having married a husband.

Wbstr But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, on account of the woman whom thou hast taken: for she is a man's wife.

KJB-1769 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.[fn]
(But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou/you art but a dead man, for the woman which thou/you hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.)

KJB-1611 But God came to Abimelech in a dreame by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken: for shee is [fn]a mans wife.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps But God came to Abimelech by night in a dreame, and saide to hym: See, thou art but a dead man for the womans sake whiche thou hast taken away, for she is a mans wyfe.
(But God came to Abimelech by night in a dream, and said to him: See, thou/you art but a dead man for the woman’s sake which thou/you hast taken away, for she is a mans wife.)

Gnva But God came to Abimelech in a dreame by night, and said to him, Beholde, thou art but dead, because of the woman, which thou hast taken: for she is a mans wife.
(But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou/you art but dead, because of the woman, which thou/you hast taken: for she is a mans wife.)

Cvdl But God came to Abimelech by night in a dreame, & sayde vnto him: Beholde, thou art but a deed man, for the womans sake which thou hast taken, for she is a mans wife.
(But God came to Abimelech by night in a dream, and said unto him: Behold, thou/you art but a deed man, for the woman’s sake which thou/you hast taken, for she is a mans wife.)

Wycl Sotheli God cam to Abymalec bi a sweuene in the nyyt, and seide to hym, Lo! thou schalt die, for the wooman which thou hast take, for sche hath an hosebond.
(Truly God came to Abymalec by a sweuene in the night, and said to him, Lo! thou/you shalt/shall die, for the wooman which thou/you hast take, for she hath/has an husband.)

Luth Aber GOtt kam zu Abimelech des Nachts im Traum und sprach zu ihm: Siehe da, du bist des Todes um des Weibes willen, das du genommen hast; denn sie ist eines Mannes Eheweib.
(But God came to/for Abimelech the night in_the dream and spoke to/for him: See/Look there, you(sg) are the death around/by/for the woman will(v), the you(sg) taken have; because/than they/she/them is one/a man’s Eheweib.)

ClVg Venit autem Deus ad Abimelech per somnium nocte, et ait illi: En morieris propter mulierem quam tulisti: habet enim virum.
(He_came however God to Abimelech through a_dream/sleep at_night, and he_said them: En you_will_die because woman how you_took: has because husband.)

UHB וַ⁠יָּבֹ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בַּ⁠חֲל֣וֹם הַ⁠לָּ֑יְלָה וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗⁠וֹ הִנְּ⁠ךָ֥ מֵת֙ עַל־הָ⁠אִשָּׁ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־לָקַ֔חְתָּ וְ⁠הִ֖וא בְּעֻ֥לַת בָּֽעַל׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Ἀβιμέλεχ ἐν ὕπνῳ τὴν νύκτα, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ σὺ ἀποθνήσκεις περὶ τῆς γυναικὸς, ἧς ἔλαβες· αὕτη δέ ἐστι συνῳκηκυῖα ἀνδρί.

BrTr And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.