O panorama
Gênesis 20 abre com “And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what…” e termina com “For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Gênesis · Versão King James · 18Gênesis 20:1-6
Versículos 1–6: Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled…
Gênesis 20:1–6 abre com “And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur…” e chega a “And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in…” Nomear Abraham e Gerar mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gênesis 20:1-6
Versão King James1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Gênesis 20:7-12
Versículos 7–12: Therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall…
Gênesis 20:7–12 abre com “Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and…” e chega a “And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Gênesis 20:7-12
Versão King James7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Gênesis 20:13-18
Versículos 13–18: It came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house…
Gênesis 20:13–18 abre com “And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her…” e chega a “For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him…” Nomear Abimelech e Abraham mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gênesis 20:13-18
Versão King James13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Genesis 20:1 começa com “And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Genesis 20:9 forma uma mudança natural: “Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my…”
A nota final
Genesis 20:18 deixa o leitor com “For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Abimelech, Abraham, wife, Sarah, brother, sister ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.