Genesis 20:18 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁸ for יהוה  had closed up all the wombs of the house of Aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ For the Lord had closed fast the wombs of all in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Because of the incident with Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had kept all of the women in Abimelech’s household from having children.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ For the Lord had closed every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

Genesis 20:18 Cross References

Genesis 12:17

But יהוה  plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Aḇ

Genesis 16:2

And Sarai said to Aḇ

Genesis 20:7

“And now, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and let him pray for you and you live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall certainly die, you and all that are yours.”

Genesis 30:2

And Yaʽ

1 Samuel 1:6

Moreover, her rival also provoked her greatly, to make her irritable, because יהוה  had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 5:10

They then sent the ark of Elohim to Eqron. And it came to be, as the ark of Elohim came to Eqron, that the Eqronites cried out, saying, “They have removed the ark of the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ