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

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11 So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches[a] this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:11 tn Heb “strikes.” Here the verb has the nuance “to harm in any way.” It would include assaulting the woman or killing the man.
  2. Genesis 26:11 tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the imperfect makes the construction emphatic.