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genesis_20:18

Genesis 20:18

Hebrew
כִּֽי עָצֹ֤ר עָצַר֙ יְהוָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
בְּעַ֥ד כָּל רֶ֖חֶם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ עַל דְּבַ֥ר שָׂרָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת אַבְרָהָֽם
ESV
For the LORD had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
NIV
for the LORD had closed up every womb in Abimelech's household because of Abraham's wife Sarah.
NLT
For the LORD had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham's wife, Sarah.
LXX
ὅτι συγκλείων συνέκλεισεν κύριος ἔξωθεν πᾶσανplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς

greek

Meaning

* All * Every * The whole

Adjective.

Usage in the New Testament

The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable.

With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
μήτραν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
οἴκῳ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Αβιμελεχ ἕνεκεν Σαρρας τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γυναικὸς Αβρααμ
KJV
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Genesis 20:17 ← Genesis 20:18 → Genesis 21:1

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