Genesis 20:17–18
Genesis 20:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, 18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
Genesis 20:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 18 For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children. 18 For the Lord had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham’s wife, Sarah.
Genesis 20:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children; 18 for the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls so they could have children. 18 The Lord had kept all the women in Abimelech’s house from having children as a punishment on Abimelech for taking Abraham’s wife Sarah.
Genesis 20:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children. 18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore children. 18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children. 18 (The Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech’s household to have children because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.)
Genesis 20:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children, 18 for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children. 18 For the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they could bear children again. 18 For Yahweh had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of the matter of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
Genesis 20:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 Then Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech. He also healed his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again. 18 The Lord had kept the women in Abimelech’s house from having children. He had done it because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
Genesis 20:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.
18 For the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.