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Bible in Basic English

Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

New American Standard Bible

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,

International Standard Version

Then Abraham interceded with God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants so they could bear children,

A Conservative Version

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bore sons.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, and they again gave birth to children,

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Abraham will pray to God; and God will heal Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they will bring forth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they [could] bear children [again].

Modern King James verseion

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his slave women, and they gave birth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And so Abraham prayed unto God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidens, so that they bare.

NET Bible

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And Abraham prayed unto God, - and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, so that they bare children,

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So Abraham
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

פּלל 
Palal 
Usage: 84

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

רפה רפא 
Rapha' 
Usage: 68

H40
אבימלך 
'Abiymelek 
Usage: 67

and his wife
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

אמה 
'amah 
Usage: 56

and they bare
ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Abraham And Abimelech

16 And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all. 17 Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children. 18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Cross References

James 5:16

So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

Genesis 20:7

So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.

Genesis 29:31

Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

1 Samuel 5:11-12

So they sent and got together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its place, so that it may not be the cause of death to us and to our people: for there was a great fear of death through all the town; the hand of God was very hard on them there.

Ezra 6:10

So that they may make offerings of a sweet smell to the God of heaven, with prayers for the life of the king and of his sons.

Job 42:9-10

And Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did as the Lord had said. And the Lord gave ear to Job.

Proverbs 15:8

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

Isaiah 45:11

The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, Will you put a question to me about the things which are to come, or will you give me orders about my sons, and the work of my hands?

Matthew 7:7

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

Matthew 21:22

And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

Acts 3:24

And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days.

Philippians 4:6

Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.

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