GEN 20:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι συγκλείων συνέκλεισε Κύριος ἔξωθεν πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Ἀβιμέλεχ, ἕνεκεν Σάῤῥας τῆς γυναικὸς Ἁβραάμ.
(Hoti sugkleiōn sunekleise Kurios exōthen pasan maʸtran en tōi oikōi Abimeleⱪ, heneken Saɽɽas taʸs gunaikos Habraʼam. )

BrTr Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife.

ULT because Yahweh had completely closed up every womb in the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

UST Previously Yahweh had kept all the women in Abimelech’s household from conceiving because he had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah.

BSB for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

OEB for the Lord had made every woman in Abimelech’s household barren, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife).

WEBBE For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the Lord had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

LSV for YHWH restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

FBV For the Lord had made all the women unable to have children because Abraham's wife, Sarah, had been taken.[fn]

20:18 “Was taken”: supplied for clarity.

T4T This was because Yahweh had caused it to be impossible for any of the women in Abimelech’s household to bear children, because Abimelech had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah.

LEB For Yahweh had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of the matter of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

BBE For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

ASV For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

DRA For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech on account of Sara, Abraham’s wife.

YLT for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Drby For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

RV For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

Wbstr For the LORD had made barren all the females of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

KJB-1769 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

KJB-1611 For the LORD had fast closed vp all the wombes of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abrahams wife.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For the Lorde had closed vp all the wombes of the house of Abimelech, because of Abrahams wyfe.
(For the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Abrahams wife.)

Gnva For the Lord had shut vp euery wombe of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abrahams wife.
(For the Lord had shut up every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abrahams wife. )

Cvdl For a fore the LORDE had closed all the matrices of Abimelechs house, because of Sara Abrahams wife.
(For a fore the LORD had closed all the matrices of Abimelechs house, because of Sara Abrahams wife.)

Wycl for God hadde closid ech wombe of the hows of Abymelech, for Sare, the wijf of Abraham.
(for God had closid each womb of the house of Abymelech, for Sare, the wife of Abraham.)

Luth Denn der HErr hatte zuvor hart verschlossen alle Mütter des Hauses Abimelech um Saras, Abrahams Weibes, willen.
(Because the/of_the LORD had zuvor hart verschlossen all Mütter the houses Abimelech around/by/for Saras, Abrahams Weibes, willen.)

ClVg concluserat enim Dominus omnem vulvam domus Abimelech propter Saram uxorem Abrahæ.
(concluserat because Master omnem vulvam home Abimelech propter Saram wife Abrahæ. )

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

20:1-18 This second “sister story” in Genesis (cp. 12:10-20) occurred shortly before Sarah became pregnant with Isaac (ch 21). On both occasions, God protected Abraham and Sarah’s marriage in purity for the sake of the covenant promises. Participation in God’s plan requires separation from worldly corruption.
• This story took place in the Promised Land; it showed Israel how God intervened in people’s lives to fulfill his plan, how God continued to protect them against threats from other tribes, and how God used his chosen people to mediate his relationship with the nations.
• God’s preventing the destruction of Abraham’s marriage by adultery reminded the Israelites to keep their marriages morally and racially pure (Ezra 9:1-4; Neh 13:23-27; Mal 2:10-17); they should not allow any opportunity for temptation (Exod 20:14, 17; Lev 20:10; 21:13-15). Adultery would eventually destroy the covenant and the covenant people.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

כִּֽי & יְהוָ֔ה

that/for/because/then/when & YHWH

For some languages it may be more natural to begin a new sentence here. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “because previously Yahweh”

Note 1 topic: grammar-honorifics

עָצֹ֤ר עָצַר֙ & בְּעַ֥ד כָּל רֶ֖חֶם לְ⁠בֵ֣ית אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ

to_close he_closed & behind all/each/any/every wombs of,household ʼAⱱīmelek

Consider again how often you need to use the honorific title “King” with Abimelech’s name in this chapter in your language.

עַל דְּבַ֥ר

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in word/matter_of

Alternate translation: “on account of” or “to punish him for taking”

Note 2 topic: translate-versebridge

שָׂרָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת אַבְרָהָֽם

Sārāh wife_of ʼAⱱrāhām's

For some languages, it may be more natural to change the order of the clauses in this sentence (which begins in verse 17) and say, “Before this, Yahweh had completely closed up every womb in the household of King Abimelech because he had taken Abraham’s wife Sarah. Then Abraham prayed …” If the order is changed, it will be necessary to combine these two verses and to put the verse numbers “17-18” in front of the sentence. Some translation teams have decided that they will never combine verses like that. Other teams have decided that occasionally it is acceptable to do that if it makes the meaning clearer.

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