Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman that thou hast taken: for she hath a husband. a dream. Genesis 28:12 And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it. Genesis 31:24 And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. Genesis 37:5,9 Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more. . . . Genesis 40:8 They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed: Genesis 41:1 After two years Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood by the river, *etc: Job 4:12,13 Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth, as it were, received the veins of its whisper. . . . Job 33:15 By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds: Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 2:12,13 And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country. . . . Matthew 27:19 And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. a dead. 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. Psalm 105:14 He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes. Ezekiel 33:14,15 And it I shall say to the wicked: Thou shalt surely die: and he do penance for his sin, and do judgment and justice, . . . Jonah 3:4 And Jonah arose, and went to Ninive, according to the word of the Lord: now Ninive was a great city of three days' journey. a man's wife. Context Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech…2And he said of Sara his wife: She is my sister. So Abimelech the king of Gerara sent, and took her. 3And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman that thou hast taken: for she hath a husband.4Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said: Lord, wilt thou slay a nation that is ignorant and just?… Cross References Genesis 12:17 But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram's wife. Genesis 12:18 And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy 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 31:24 And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. Numbers 22:9 What mean these men that are with thee? 1 Chronicles 16:21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake. Psalm 105:14 He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes. Lexicon One night, however,הַלָּ֑יְלָה (hal·lā·yə·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity God אֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative came וַיָּבֹ֧א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name in a dream בַּחֲל֣וֹם (ba·ḥă·lō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2472: A dream and told him, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “You are as good as dead מֵת֙ (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill because of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the woman הָאִשָּׁ֣ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female you have taken, לָקַ֔חְתָּ (lā·qaḥ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take for she וְהִ֖וא (wə·hi·w) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a married בְּעֻ֥לַת (bə·‘u·laṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1166: To be master, to marry woman.” בָּֽעַל׃ (bā·‘al) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner Additional Translations One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man, for the woman which you have taken; for she is a man's wife. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife. And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art [but] a dead man, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, on account of the woman whom thou hast taken: for she is a man's wife. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife." And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Lo, thou art a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken -- and she married to a husband.' Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Account Band Dead Die Dream Good Husband Married Night WifeJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Account Band Dead Die Dream Good Husband Married Night WifeLinks Genesis 20:3 NIVGenesis 20:3 NLT Genesis 20:3 ESV Genesis 20:3 NASB Genesis 20:3 KJV Genesis 20:3 Bible Apps Genesis 20:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 20:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 20:3 French Bible Genesis 20:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a Abimelech and are as because Behold But came dead dream for God good have him in is man married night of one said she taken the to whom woman You OT Law: Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |