Verse 6
Genesis 20:6
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And God (Elohim) said to him: And I know that thou didst it with a sincere heart: and therefore I withheld thee from sinning against me, and I suffered thee not to touch her.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלָ֨י/ו הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים בַּ/חֲלֹ֗ם גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ כִּ֤י בְ/תָם לְבָבְ/ךָ֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ זֹּ֔את וָ/אֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְ גַּם אָנֹכִ֛י אֽוֹתְ/ךָ֖ מֵ/חֲטוֹ לִ֑/י עַל כֵּ֥ן לֹא נְתַתִּ֖י/ךָ לִ/נְגֹּ֥עַ אֵלֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
And God said to me in the dream, "I also know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me; therefore, I did not let you touch her."
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