Gen. 20:18 in context
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Gen. 20:17      Gen. 21:1

Genesis 20:18

For the Lord (Yahweh) had closed all the wombs in Avimelech's house because of Abraham's wife Sarah.
[This describes the first healing in the Bible. There are several lessons here:
• Abraham must pray for someone else who suffers from the same problem as he himself has before he himself is healed. It is only after this event, in the next chapter (Gen. 21:2), that Sarah becomes pregnant!
• Abraham was not sinless when he prayed; it was his half-lie (Gen. 20:2) that caused the situation with Avimelech. God can use us to pray for others despite our own shortcomings.
• The result of the healing was not immediately apparent. The healing took place when Abraham prayed, but it was only later, when the women began to give birth, that the visible evidence of the healing could be seen!]
[The "first occurrence" principle
The first time something is mentioned in the Bible, important lessons and fundamental truths about that subject are often presented. In biblical interpretation, this principle is called "first occurrence." One example is blood (Hebr. damm), which when mentioned in Gen. 4:10 is also equated with human life. Jesus uses the principle of first occurrence when he teaches about marriage in Matt. 19:4–5 and says that "from the beginning" the Creator made man male and female, see Gen. 1:27; 2:24. In general, the teaching in the books of Moses also lays a foundation for the rest of the Bible, see Matt. 5:17–48.
Note! As with all principles of biblical interpretation, it is important to maintain balance and always read the text in its context. A word does not necessarily mean the same thing every time it is mentioned. The first time the serpent (Hebr. nachash) is mentioned, it is associated with Satan, but the bronze serpent (Num. 21:9) is also a clear reference to Jesus (John 3:14). When Jesus urges believers to be like serpents, the meaning, right from the first occurrence, is that a believer should question ideologies and ways of thinking that are not from God and cast doubt on false beliefs. However, the negative meaning is balanced, but it should be done in an innocent and pure way (like a dove), see Matt. 10:16. Sometimes it can also be difficult to know whether something is mentioned first chronologically or thematically. The order of the books in the Old Testament is also different in the Hebrew Bible than in our Western Bibles.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כִּי   עָצֹר   עָצַר   יְהוָה   בְּעַד   כָּל   רֶחֶם   לְבֵית   אֲבִימֶלֶךְ   עַל   דְּבַר   שָׂרָה   אֵשֶׁת   אַבְרָהָם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὅτι συγκλείων συνέκλεισεν κύριος ἔξωθεν πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Αβιμελεχ ἕνεκεν Σαρρας τῆς γυναικὸς Αβρααμ

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588a
H9014
 כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H6113
 עָצֹ֤ר (atzór)
 to restrain
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqaa
H6113
 עָצַר֙ (atzar)
 to restrain
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H3068
 יְהוָ֔ה (jehvah)
 YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H1157
 בְּעַ֥ד (bead)
 about
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3605
H9014
 כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H7358
 רֶ֖חֶם (rechem)
 womb
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9005
H1004b
 לְ (le)
בֵ֣ית (veit)
 to
house
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0040
 אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (avimelekhe)
 Abimelech
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H5921a
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H1697
 דְּבַ֥ר (devar)
 word
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H8283
 שָׂרָ֖ה (sarah)
 Sarah
Noun Noun
♀ feminine
Name/Place name/place

 Npf
H0802
 אֵ֥שֶׁת (eshet)
 woman
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H0085
H9016
H9018
 אַבְרָהָֽם (averaham)
׃
ס (s)
 Abraham
verseEnd
section
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm

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