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Genesis Chapter 20 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 20:18

For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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BBE Genesis 20:18

For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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DARBY Genesis 20:18

For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
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KJV Genesis 20:18

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
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WBT Genesis 20:18

For the LORD had made barren all the females of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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WEB Genesis 20:18

For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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YLT Genesis 20:18

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - For the Lord (Jehovah; vide supra on Ver. 3) had fast closed up all the wombs - i.e. prevented conception, or produced barrenness (cf. Genesis 16:2; Isaiah 66:9; 1 Samuel 1:5, 6; for the opposite, Genesis 29:31; Genesis 30:22); "poena convenientissima; quid enim convenientius esse poterat, quam ut amittat, qui ad se rapit aliena" (Musculus). Vide Havernick, ยง 19 - of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife - the motive obviously being to protect the purity of the promised seed.

Ellicott's Commentary