Génesis 26:11

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11 Entonces Abimelec mand贸 a todo el pueblo, diciendo: El que tocare 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 Y llam贸 Abimelec a Isaac, y dijo: He aqu铆 ella es de cierto tu mujer; 驴c贸mo, pues, dijiste: Es mi hermana? E Isaac le respondi贸, porque dije: Por ventura morir茅 por causa de ella.
10 Y Abimelec dijo: 驴Por qu茅 nos has hecho esto? Por poco hubiera dormido alguno del pueblo con tu mujer, y hubieras tra铆do sobre nosotros el pecado.
11 Entonces Abimelec mand贸 a todo el pueblo, diciendo: El que tocare a este hombre o a su mujer, de cierto morir谩.
12 Y sembr贸 Isaac en aquella tierra, y hall贸 aquel a帽o ciento por uno; y le bendijo el SE脩OR.
13 Y el var贸n se engrandeci贸, y fue adelantando y engrandeci茅ndose, hasta hacerse muy grande;
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