Genesis 20:13

When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

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WEBBE

When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

BSB

So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

KJV

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 shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

ASV

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.

BBE

And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 הִתְעוּ hit·'u they caused to wander H8582 אֹתִי 'o·ti (marks the object) me H853 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 מִבֵּית mi·beit from [the] household of H1004 אָבִי 'a·vi father my H1 וָאֹמַר va·'o·mar and I said H559 לָהּ lah to (the) her H9034 זֶה zeh this H2088 חַסְדֵּךְ chas·dekh [is] loyalty your H2617 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 תַּעֲשִׂי ta·'a·si you will do H6213 עִמָּדִי 'i·ma·di with me H5978 אֶל 'el to H413 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 הַמָּקוֹם ha·ma·kom (the) place H4725 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher where H834 נָבוֹא na·vo' we will go H935 שָׁמָּה sha·mah there towards H8033 אִמְרִי־ 'im·ri- say H559 לִי li of (the) me H9030 אָחִי 'a·chi [is] brother my H251 הוּא hu' he H1931

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 9–13

See here much to blame, even in the father of the faithful. Mark his distrust of God, his undue care about life, his intent to deceive. He also threw temptation in the way of others, caused affliction to them, exposed himself and Sarah to just rebukes, and yet attempted an excuse. These things are written for our warning, not for us to imitate. Even Abraham hath not whereof to glory. He cannot be justified by his works, but must be indebted for justification, to that righteousness which is upon all and unto all them that believe. We must not condemn all as hypocrites who fall into sin, if they do not continue in it. But let the unhumbled and impenitent take heed that they do not sin on, thinking that grace may abound. Abimelech, being warned of God, takes the warning; and being truly afraid of sin and its consequences, he rose early to pursue the directions given him.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.