Génesis 26:11

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11 Y Abimelec orden贸 a todo el pueblo, diciendo: El que toque a este hombre o a su mujer, de cierto morir谩.

Génesis 26:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:11

And Abimelech charged all [his] people
All his subjects throughout his kingdom, and particularly the inhabitants of Gerar, and more especially his courtiers and servants about him: saying, he that toucheth this man or his wife;
that does any injury to one either by words or deeds, or behaves immodestly to the other, or attempts to ravish her; this being sometimes used as a modest expression carnal knowledge of a woman; or that does either of them any harm or hurt in any respect whatever: shall surely be put to death;
this severe edict he published, in order to deter his subjects from using them ill, to which they might be provoked by Isaac's dissimulation, and by his evil suspicions of them.

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Génesis 26:11 In-Context

9 Entonces Abimelec llam贸 a Isaac, y le dijo: He aqu铆 ciertamente ella es tu mujer. 驴C贸mo, pues, dijiste: "Es mi hermana"? E Isaac le respondi贸: Porque me dije: "No sea que yo muera por causa de ella."
10 Y Abimelec dijo: 驴Qu茅 es esto que nos has hecho? Porque alguno del pueblo f谩cilmente pudiera haberse acostado con tu mujer, y hubieras tra铆do culpa sobre nosotros.
11 Y Abimelec orden贸 a todo el pueblo, diciendo: El que toque a este hombre o a su mujer, de cierto morir谩.
12 Y sembr贸 Isaac en aquella tierra, y cosech贸 aquel a帽o ciento por uno. Y el SE脩OR lo bendijo.
13 Y el hombre se enriqueci贸, y sigui贸 engrandeci茅ndose hasta que lleg贸 a ser muy poderoso;
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