Genesis 26:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.””
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“So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, `He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 26:11 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
- Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
- Proverbs 6:29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
- Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
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