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Genesis 26:11

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26:11 So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches 1  this man or his wife will surely be put to death.” 2 

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[26:11]  1 tn Heb “strikes.” Here the verb has the nuance “to harm in any way.” It would include assaulting the woman or killing the man.

[26:11]  2 tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the imperfect makes the construction emphatic.



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