18For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech on ac- count of Sara, Abraham's wife.


In Context

15 And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.

16 And to Sara he said: Behold I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: this shall serve thee for a covering of thy eyes to all that are with thee, and whithersoever thou shalt go: and remember thou wast taken.

17 And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:

18 For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech on ac- count of Sara, Abraham's wife.

Genesis 20:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:18for the Lord had closed up every womb in Abimelech's household because of Abraham's wife Sarah.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:18For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18For the LORD had made barren all the females of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.