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Genesis 20:17
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KJ21
So Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his maidservants; and they bore children,
ASV
And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bare children.
AMP
So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, and they again gave birth to children,
AMPC
So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, and they bore children,
BRG
¶ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
CSB
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
CSBA
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
CEB
Abraham prayed to God; and God restored Abimelech, his wife, and his women servants to health, and they were able to have children.
CJB
Avraham prayed to God, and God healed Avimelekh and his wife and slave-girls, so that they could have children.
CEV
Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.
DARBY
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore [children].
DRA
And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:
ERV
The Lord made all the women in Abimelech’s family not able to have children. God did this because Abimelech had taken Sarah, Abraham’s wife. But Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls.
EASY
Then Abraham prayed to God. As a result, God made Abimelech become well again. He also made Abimelech's wife and his female slaves become well, so that they could have children again.
EHV
Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelek and his wife and his female servants, so that they were able to bear children.
ESV
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
ESVUK
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
EXB
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls so they could have children.
GNV
¶ Then Abraham prayed unto God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his women servants: and they bare children.
GW
Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children.
GNT
Because of what had happened to Sarah, Abraham's wife, the Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech's palace to have children. So Abraham prayed for Abimelech, and God healed him. He also healed his wife and his slave women, so that they could have children.
HCSB
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
ICB
Then Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls. Now they could have children.
ISV
Then Abraham interceded with God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants so they could bear children,
JUB
So Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants; and they bore children.
KJV
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
AKJV
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
LSB
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they bore children.
LEB
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they could bear children again.
TLB
Then Abraham prayed, asking God to cure the king and queen and the other women of the household, so that they could have children;
MSG
Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his maidservants, and they started having babies again. For God had shut down every womb in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. * * *
MEV
So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children.
NOG
Abraham prayed to Elohim, and Elohim healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children.
NABRE
Abraham then interceded with God, and God restored health to Abimelech, to his wife, and his maidservants, so that they bore children;
NASB
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, so that they gave birth to children.
NASB1995
Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.
NCB
Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his maidservants so that they could once more have children.
NCV
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls so they could have children.
NET
Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.
NIRV
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek. He also healed his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again.
NIV
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,
NIVUK
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,
NKJV
So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children;
NLV
So Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, his wife and the women who served him, so that they gave birth to children.
NLT
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children.
NRSVA
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
NRSVACE
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
NRSVCE
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
NRSVUE
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
OJB
So Avraham davened unto Elohim: and Elohim healed Avimelech, and his isha, and his maidservants so that they bore children.
RGT
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his women servants. And they bore children.
RSV
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abim′elech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
RSVCE
Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abim′elech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
TLV
Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his female slaves so that they could bear children.
VOICE
Abraham prayed to God on Abimelech’s behalf, and God healed Abimelech. He also healed the infertility that plagued Abimelech’s wife and female slaves enabling them to again bear children
WEB
Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
WYC
Soothly for Abraham prayed, God cured Abimelech, and his wife, and handmaids, and they childed; (And because Abraham prayed to God, God cured Abimelech, and his wife, and his slave-girls, and they gave birth;)
YLT
And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:
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