Genesis 20:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then God said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, so I also kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart; for I also kept you from sinning against me: therefore I did not let you touch her.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And God sayde vnto him in a dreame. I wot it well that thou dydest it in the purenesse of thi herte. And therfore I kepte ye that thou shuldest not synne agenst me nether suffred I the to come nygh her.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And God sayde vnto him in a dreame: I knowe that thou dyddest it wt a pure hert, and therfore I kepte the, that thou shuldest not synne agaynst me, nether haue I suffred the to touch her.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And God saide vnto him by a dreame, I knowe that thou diddest this euen with an vpright minde, and I kept thee also that thou shouldest not sinne against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touche her.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And God sayde vnto him in a dreame: I wote well that thou dyddest it in the singlenesse of thy heart: I kept thee also that thou shuldest not sinne against me, and therefore suffred I thee not to touche her.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And God saith unto him in the dream, `Yea, I -- I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then in the dream God replied to him,“Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those intent on harming my lord be as foolish as Nabal.
  • 1 Sam 25:34 : 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.
  • Ps 51:4 : 4 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
  • Gen 31:7 : 7 Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not let him harm me.
  • Gen 39:9 : 9 "No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"
  • Exod 34:24 : 24 For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no man will covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times a year.
  • Lev 6:2 : 2 Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.
  • Gen 35:5 : 5 As they set out, the terror of God fell on the cities surrounding them, so no one pursued the sons of Jacob.
  • Gen 3:3 : 3 'But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.''
  • Gen 20:18 : 18 For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
  • Gen 26:11 : 11 So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."
  • Ps 81:12 : 12 But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.
  • Hos 2:6-7 : 6 I will not show mercy to her children, for they are the children of unfaithfulness. 7 Their mother has been unfaithful; their conceiver acted shamefully. She said, 'I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread, water, wool, flax, oil, and drink.'
  • 1 Cor 7:1 : 1 Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'
  • 2 Thess 2:7 : 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one now restraining it will do so until he is taken out of the way.
  • 2 Thess 2:11 : 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,

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