--- title: Genesis 20 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 20 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/20/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 20 # Genesis 20 18 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [20:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.1/) — וַיִּסַּע מִשָּׁם אַבְרָהָם אַרְצָה הַנֶּגֶב וַיֵּשֶׁב בֵּין־קָדֵשׁ וּבֵין שׁוּר וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָֽר׃ — And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. - [20:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.2/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ גְּרָר וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרָֽה׃ — And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. - [20:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.3/) — וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בַּחֲלוֹם הַלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנְּךָ מֵת עַל־הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־לָקַחְתָּ וְהִוא בְּעֻלַת בָּֽעַל׃ — 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.' - [20:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.4/) — וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ לֹא קָרַב אֵלֶיהָ וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי הֲגוֹי גַּם־צַדִּיק תַּהֲרֹֽג׃ — Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation? - [20:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.5/) — הֲלֹא הוּא אָֽמַר־לִי אֲחֹתִי הִוא וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִוא אָֽמְרָה אָחִי הוּא בְּתָם־לְבָבִי וּבְנִקְיֹן כַּפַּי עָשִׂיתִי זֹֽאת׃ — Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.' - [20:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.6/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלֹם גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם־לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ גַּם־אָנֹכִי אֽוֹתְךָ מֵחֲטוֹ־לִי עַל־כֵּן לֹא־נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ — And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. - [20:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.7/) — וְעַתָּה הָשֵׁב אֵֽשֶׁת־הָאִישׁ כִּֽי־נָבִיא הוּא וְיִתְפַּלֵּל בַּֽעַדְךָ וֶֽחְיֵה וְאִם־אֵֽינְךָ מֵשִׁיב דַּע כִּי־מוֹת תָּמוּת אַתָּה וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃ — Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.' - [20:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.8/) — וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּקְרָא לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וַיְדַבֵּר אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירְאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים מְאֹֽד׃ — And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid. - [20:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.9/) — וַיִּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְאַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מֶֽה־עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ וּמֶֽה־חָטָאתִי לָךְ כִּֽי־הֵבֵאתָ עָלַי וְעַל־מַמְלַכְתִּי חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה מַעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֵֽעָשׂוּ עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִֽי׃ — Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: 'What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.' - [20:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.10/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם מָה רָאִיתָ כִּי עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃ — And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?' - [20:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.11/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם כִּי אָמַרְתִּי רַק אֵין־יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַהֲרָגוּנִי עַל־דְּבַר אִשְׁתִּֽי׃ — And Abraham said: 'Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. - [20:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.12/) — וְגַם־אָמְנָה אֲחֹתִי בַת־אָבִי הִוא אַךְ לֹא בַת־אִמִּי וַתְּהִי־לִי לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ — And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and so she became my wife. - [20:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.13/) — וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְעוּ אֹתִי אֱלֹהִים מִבֵּית אָבִי וָאֹמַר לָהּ זֶה חַסְדֵּךְ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשִׂי עִמָּדִי אֶל כָּל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֹא שָׁמָּה אִמְרִי־לִי אָחִי הֽוּא׃ — And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her: This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother.' - [20:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.14/) — וַיִּקַּח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ צֹאן וּבָקָר וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֹת וַיִּתֵּן לְאַבְרָהָם וַיָּשֶׁב לוֹ אֵת שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ — And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. - [20:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.15/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ הִנֵּה אַרְצִי לְפָנֶיךָ בַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ שֵֽׁב׃ — And Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.' - [20:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.16/) — וּלְשָׂרָה אָמַר הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי אֶלֶף כֶּסֶף לְאָחִיךְ הִנֵּה הוּא־לָךְ כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אִתָּךְ וְאֵת כֹּל וְנֹכָֽחַת׃ — And unto Sarah he said: 'Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before all men thou art righted.' - [20:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.17/) — וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אַבְרָהָם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּרְפָּא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאַמְהֹתָיו וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃ — And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children. - [20:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.20.18/) — כִּֽי־עָצֹר עָצַר יְהוָה בְּעַד כָּל־רֶחֶם לְבֵית אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל־דְּבַר שָׂרָה אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָהָֽם׃ס — For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. - ← previous: [Genesis 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/19/) - next →: [Genesis 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/21/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)