Genesis 20:10
“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Abimelech said unto Abraham,.... Continuing his discourse with him:
what sawest thou, that thou hast done this…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 20:1-18
- Abraham in Gerar 2. אבימלך .2 'ǎbı̂ymelek, Abimelekh, “father of the king.” 7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” he who speaks…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 20:8-13
Abimelech, being thus warned of God in a dream, takes the warning, and, as one truly afraid of sin and its consequences,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
What sawest thou i.e. "what hadst thou in view?" An unusual use of the verb "to see." Cf. Psa 66:18, "if I regard (lit.…