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International Version</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare <i>children</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore <i>children;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, so that they gave birth <i>to children.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore <i>children.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they bore <i>children</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, and they <i>again</i> gave birth to <i>children,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Abraham interceded with God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants so they could bear children, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham prays to God, and God heals Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham will pray to God; and God will heal Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they will bring forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abraham then interceded with God, and God restored health to Abimelech, to his wife, and his maidservants, so that they bore children;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimeleck and his wife and his maidservants, and they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abraham prayed before God, and God healed Abimelek and his wife and his maids, and they gave birth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/20-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4524" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/20.htm">Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Then Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: way·yiṯ·pal·lêl (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">prayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and God</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: way·yir·pā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">healed</a> <a href="/hebrew/40.htm" title="40: ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ (N-proper-ms) -- From 'ab and melek; father of king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites.">Abimelech</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and his wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: wə·’am·hō·ṯāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">and his maidservants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: way·yê·lê·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">so that they could again bear children—</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-27.htm">1 Samuel 1:27</a></span><br />I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-13.htm">Numbers 12:13</a></span><br />So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a></span><br />“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9</a></span><br />So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a></span><br />And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Mark 11:24</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">1 Timothy 2:1</a></span><br />First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Psalm 30:2</a></span><br />O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-20.htm">2 Chronicles 30:20</a></span><br />And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Acts 28:8</a></span><br />The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Genesis 20:7</a></b></br> Now therefore restore the man <i>his</i> wife; for he <i>is</i> a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore <i>her</i> not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that <i>are</i> thine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31</a></b></br> And when the LORD saw that Leah <i>was</i> hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel <i>was</i> barren.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-11.htm">1 Samuel 5:11,12</a></b></br> So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Female</a> <a href="/mark/14-66.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/acts/9-34.htm">Healeth</a> <a href="/luke/12-45.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Maidservants</a> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Maid-Servants</a> <a href="/james/5-18.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/15-3.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Women-Servants</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Female</a> <a href="/exodus/2-18.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Healeth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Maidservants</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Maid-Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/genesis/43-18.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Women-Servants</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Abraham sojourns at Gerar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-2.htm">Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">He rebukes Abraham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Restores Sarah;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">and reproves her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root for "prayed" is "palal," which means to intervene or mediate. This highlights the power and importance of prayer in the life of a believer, showing that God listens to and acts upon the prayers of the righteous. Abraham's prayer is a model of faith and obedience, reflecting his relationship with God and his trust in God's promises.<p><b>and God healed Abimelech</b><br />The Hebrew word for "healed" is "rapha," which means to restore or make whole. This indicates not only physical healing but also a restoration of relationships and circumstances. God's healing of Abimelech is a testament to His mercy and willingness to forgive. It also underscores the theme of divine intervention, where God actively participates in the lives of individuals to bring about His purposes.<p><b>his wife, and his maidservants</b><br />The mention of "his wife, and his maidservants" emphasizes the communal aspect of God's healing. It wasn't just Abimelech who was affected, but his entire household. This reflects the biblical principle that the actions and faith of one person can have a profound impact on others. It also highlights the importance of family and community in God's plan, where blessings and consequences are often shared among those connected by relationships.<p><b>so that they could bear children</b><br />The ability to bear children is a recurring theme in Genesis, symbolizing life, legacy, and the fulfillment of God's promises. In the ancient Near Eastern context, fertility was seen as a blessing from God, and barrenness as a curse. By restoring fertility to Abimelech's household, God not only demonstrates His power over life but also reaffirms His covenantal promises. This act of restoration is a reminder of God's faithfulness and His desire to bless those who align themselves with His will.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Abraham prayed . . . --</span>As Abimelech had now made very liberal compensation, it became the duty of Abraham to intercede for him. The malady seems to have been one confined to Abimelech, as its object was to protect Sarah; but in some way it so affected the whole household as to produce general barrenness.<p><span class= "bld">Maidservants.</span>--Not the word rendered <span class= "ital">women-servants </span>in <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm" title="And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.">Genesis 20:14</a>, but one specially used of concubines.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So Abraham prayed unto God</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">the Elohim</span>, the personal and true God, and not Elohim, or Deity in general, to whom belonged the cure of Abimelech and his household (Keil), as the next clause shows. <span class="cmt_word">And God</span> (<span class="accented">Elohim</span>, without the art.) <span class="cmt_word">healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants;</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> his concubines, as distinguished from the women servants (Ver. 14) - <span class="cmt_word">and they bare children.</span> The verb may apply to both sexes, and the malady under which they suffered may be here described as one which prevented procreation, as the next verse explains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/20-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prayed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·pal·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, to intercede, pray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֜ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">healed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּרְפָּ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yir·pā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mend, to cure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abimelech</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his maidservants,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·hō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they could again bear children—</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lê·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/20-17.htm">Genesis 20:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">OT Law: Genesis 20:17 Abraham prayed to God (Gen. 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