Genesis 20:18
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For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sara, Abraham's wife.

Genesis 12:17
But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram's wife.

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb?

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For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sara, Abraham's wife.

Genesis 20:7 Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet: and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: but if thou wilt not restore her, know that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.

Genesis 12:17 But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram's wife.

Genesis 16:2 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request,

Genesis 30:2 And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb?

1 Samuel 1:6 Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb:

1 Samuel 5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God into Accaron. And when the ark of God was come into Accaron, the Accaronites cried out, saying: They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.

Context
Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech
17And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children: 18For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sara, Abraham's wife.
Lexicon
for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

account
דְּבַ֥ר (də·ḇar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of Abraham’s
אַבְרָהָֽם׃ (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

wife
אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

Sarah,
שָׂרָ֖ה (śā·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had completely closed
עָצֹ֤ר (‘ā·ṣōr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the wombs
רֶ֖חֶם (re·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7358: The womb

in Abimelech’s
אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name

household.
לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife.

For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

For the LORD had made barren all the females of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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