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Genesis

Chapter 20
{Disillusion, Degradation, Decoration - Verse 1 - Disillusion}
1^~ And Abraham kept on journeying
from there toward the south country
  {Abraham leaving the land is always a picture of a believer out of
  fellowship - see Chapter 19:26-28 for the reason why},
and kept on dwelling in prosperity {yashab}
between Kadesh {name means prostitution - picture of idolatry or
  eyes off the Lord}
and Shur {name means 'to stir up dust' or 'get excited' - emotions
  now rule Abraham},
and kept on 'dwelling temporarily'/sojourning
in Gerar {name's meaning comes from its sound (ana-poetic)
  - means sawing and came to mean 'dragging away' - so here
  Abraham is 'dragged away' and is 'out of fellowship'}.

{Disillusion, Degradation, Decoration - Verse 2 - Degradation}
2^~And Abraham kept saying {'amar} of Sarah his wife,
'She is my sister'.
And Abimelech king of Gerar kept on sending
and taking { laqach - for his wife} Sarah.

{Note: When God restored Sarah's womb, apparently her physical beauty was also restored. So, Abraham is afraid that he will be killed so they can 'have' Sarah.}

{Disillusion, Degradation, Decoration - Verse 3-13 - Decoration}
3^~'Elohiym/Godhead kept on coming
to Abimelech in a dream by night,
and kept on saying to him,
"Behold, you . . . {are} a dead man,
for the woman whom you have taken.
For she is a man's wife."

4^~But Abimelech had not 'come near' her
  {no sexual relations or marriage here}.
And he said, "'Adonay/Lord, will You
slay also a righteous {tsaddiyq} nation?"

5^~Said he not unto me,
"She . . . {is} my sister?"
And she, even she herself, said {'amar},
"He . . . {is} my brother.
In the integrity of my heart/'right lobe'
and innocence of my hands
have I done/manufactured {'asah - out of pure intentions}.

6^~'Elohiym/Godhead said unto him in a dream,
"Yes, I know that you did this
in the integrity of your heart/'right lobe'.
For I also withheld you from sinning against Me.
Therefore suffered I you not to touch her."

7^~"Cause the restoring of the man his wife.
He . . . {is} a prophet,
and he himself shall keep on praying for you,
and you will live.
If you do not cause the restoring {of her to her husband},
know {yada`} . . . dying . . . you will die {muwth muwth},
you, and all that are yours.

{Indicates a Good King}
8^~Abimelech kept on rising early {shakam} in the morning,
and kept on calling his slaves/servants {`ebed},
and intensively communicated categorically
  {dabar - Piel intensive stem}
these words {dabar} in their ears.
And the men were greatly afraid.

{A Correct Unbeliever Rebukes A Mature Believer}
9^~Then Abimelech kept on calling Abraham,
and kept on saying to him,
"What have you done/manufactured?
  {'asah - potential discipline out of deceit}
What offense {did I do to you}?
that you have caused to bring on me
and on my kingdom a great sin?
You have done/manufactured deeds {unto me}
 that ought not to be done/manufactured."

10^~And Abimelech kept on saying to Abraham,
"What did you perceive { ra'ah}
  {idiom: what were you thinking when you did this?},
that you have done/manufactured {'asah}
this word/matter {dabar}?"

11^~And Abraham kept on saying {'amar},
"Because I 'said in my mind'/thought {'amar},
surely the respect/fear/awe { yir'ah} of 'Elohiym/Godhead
{is} not in this area.
And they will kill me for my wife's matter {dabar}
  {idiom: meaning 'remove the obstacle in the way, take the
  beautiful wife' a custom in lawless societies - all you have really
  belongs to the strongest}."

12^^And yet indeed she is my sister.
She . . . {is} the daughter of my father,
but not the daughter of my mother.
{And she became} my wife.

13^^And it came to pass,
when 'Elohiym/Godhead caused me
to wander from my father's house,
that I kept on saying unto her,
"This is your grace {checed}
which you can keep on manufacturing
  {'asah - out of a good mental attitude}
unto me.
At every place to which we keep on coming,
say of me, 'He . . . {is} my brother'."

{Verses 14:16: Dignity of Abimelech}
14^^And Abimelech kept on taking sheep, and oxen,
and men-servants, and women-servants,
and kept on giving them unto Abraham,
and kept on causing to be restored to him Sarah his wife.

15^^And Abimelech kept on saying,
"Behold, my land is before you.
Dwell in prosperity where it pleases you."

16^^And unto Sarah he said,
"Behold, I have given your brother {sarcasm}
a thousand pieces of silver.
Behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes,
unto all that are with you, and with all other.
  {idiom: meaning is 'her husband is her protection'}"
Thus she was chided.

{Verses 17:18: Rebound and Restored Dignity of Abraham}
17^^So Abraham kept on praying himself unto 'Elohiym/Godhead
and 'Elohiym/Godhead
healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants.
And they kept on baring {children}.

18^^For Jehovah/God closing . . . had closed up {`atsar `atsar}
all the wombs of the house of Abimelech,
because of the word/matter {dabar}
of Sarah - Abraham's wife.

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