for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then God said to him in the dream, ‘Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know you did this in the integrity of your heart, for it was I Who kept you back and spared you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not give you occasion to touch her. American Standard Version (1901) And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Common English Bible God said to him in the dream, “I know that your intentions were pure when you did this. In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That’s why I didn’t allow you to touch her. Catholic Public Domain Version And God said to him: "And I know that you have acted with a sincere heart. And therefore I kept you from sinning against me, and I did not release you to touch her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God said to him: And I know that thou didst it with a sincere heart: and therefore I withheld thee from sinning against me, and I suffered thee not to touch her. |
for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
So Abimelech warned all the people, ‘Whoever harms this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.’
But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, “You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.” ’
But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night. ‘Watch yourself! ’ God warned him. ‘Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
and that he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not let him harm me.
When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God? ’
For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory. No one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the Lord your God.
A king’s heart is like channelled water in the Lord’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses.
So it is with the one who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
‘When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbour in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbour;
While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of him.’
Now in response to the matters you wrote about: ‘It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.’
Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you. ,
For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie,
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,
Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live #– #it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand–may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.
Otherwise, as surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any males left by morning light.’