Study it in the app“But Elohim came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Look, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married to a husband.””
But Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםcameיָּבֹאto Abimelechאֶל אֲבִימֶלֶךְin a dreamבַּחֲלוֹםby nightהַלָּיְלָהand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Look,הִנְּךָyou are a dead manמֵתbecause ofעַלthe womanהָאִשָּׁהwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have taken,לָקַחְתָּfor sheוְהִואis marriedבְּעֻלַתto a husband.”בָּעַל
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearsAbimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appearsdream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appearsnight
Night.
Where else “layla” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appearsmarry
To take a wife, be her spouse.
Where else “beulat” appearshusband
The man joined to a woman in marriage.
Where else “baal” appears2Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
3 · This verse (above)
4Now Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, “Adonai, will you kill a nation, even one that is righteous?
1. What it says
What did Abraham say about Sarah in front of Abimelech, and how did Elohim step in (vv. 2-3)?
2. What it means
What does Elohim say about Abimelech’s integrity of heart, and how does he deal with him (vv. 5-6)?
3. How I live it
How can you be honest today, even when fear tempts you to hide the truth?
