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Isaac Deceives Abimelech

Genesis 26:11

In 11 translations

BSB
So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will 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.
WEB
Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
ASV
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
LSV
and Abimelech commands all the people, saying, “He who comes against this man or against his wife, dying does die.”
YLT
and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, 'He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.'
DBY
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.
DRC
He that shall touch this man’s wife, shall surely be put to death.
GNV
Then Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man, or his wife, shall die the death.
JPS
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying: 'He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.'
LXXE
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְצַ֣ו אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר הַנֹּגֵ֜עַ בָּאִ֥ישׁ הַזֶּ֛ה וּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃
LXX-Br
Συνέταξε δὲ Ἀβιμέλεχ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ, λέγων, πᾶς ὁ ἁψάμενος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου καὶ τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, θανάτῳ ἔνοχος ἔσται.

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  • Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
  • Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
  • Proverbs 6:29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
  • Zechariah 2:8For 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—

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