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Genesis 20:17

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

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וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvayitpaleland judgeפָּלַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and judge”, the next action in the storyH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.אַבְרָהָ֖םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.וַיִּרְפָּ֨אvayirpaand cureרָפָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cure”, the next action in the storyH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).אֱלֹהִ֜יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְavimelekhAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אִשְׁתּ֛וֹishtvoeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יוveamhotayvand bondmaidאָמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bondmaid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH519a maidservant or female slave(hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).וַיֵּלֵֽדוּvayeledvand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:

World English Bible

Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

Darby Translation

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore [children].

Douay-Rheims

And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Προσηύξατο δὲ Ἁβραὰμ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ ἰάσατο ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἀβιμέλεχ, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔτεκον.