Genesis 26:11

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And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

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Hebrew words

וַיְצַוvaytzavand he commandedH6680אֲבִימֶלֶךְ'avimelekhAbimelechH40אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הַנֹּגֵעַhanogea'who [-ever] touchesH5060בָּאִישׁba'ish<in> the manH376הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וּבְאִשְׁתּוֹuve'ishtoand <in> wife hisH802מוֹתmotcertainly <to die>H4191יוּמָת׃yumathe will be put to deathH4191

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Related verses

Psalm 105:15
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

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People and places

People: Abimelech (Genesis 20)