Study it in the app“Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, she too said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and in the innocence of my hands I have done this.””
Did he notהֲלֹא הוּאsayאָמַרto me,לִי‘Sheהִואis my sister’?אֲחֹתִיAnd she,וְהִיאshe tooגַם הִואsaid,אָמְרָה‘Heהוּאis my brother.’אָחִיIn the integrityבְּתָםof my heartלְבָבִיand in the innocenceוּבְנִקְיֹןof my handsכַּפַּיI have doneעָשִׂיתִיthis.”זֹאת
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearsintegrity
Living uprightly, with pure intent.
Where else “tam” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appearsinnocence
Being free of any guilt.
Where else “nikyon” appearspalm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapa” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears4Now Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, “Adonai, will you kill a nation, even one that is righteous?
5 · This verse (above)
6Then Elohim said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this; and I also kept back you from sinning against me; that is why I did not let you touch her.
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?
