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Genesis 26:11

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26:11So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches27 this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”28

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  1. 27 Heb “strikes.” Here the verb has the nuance “to harm in any way.” It would include assaulting the woman or killing the man.
  2. 28 The use of the infinitive absolute before the imperfect makes the construction emphatic.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: “Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So Abimelech warned all the people, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: “Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Abimelech instructed all the people, saying, “The one who touches this man or his wife shall certainly die.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.