Abraham and Sarah in Gerar · Genesis 20
Abraham and Sarah in Gerar (Genesis 20) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Genesis 20:13 — הִתְעוּ (hit'u): chose "made me wander". Alternatives: "caused me to wander", "led me astray". Why: the verb is plural in form though Elohim is its subject, a well-known grammatical puzzle in this verse; the rendering keeps the plain sense of wandering from place to place.
• Genesis 20:16 — כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם (kesut einayim): chose "a covering of the eyes". Alternatives: "a covering for the eyes", understood as…
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