## Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapter 20

###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:1
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:1)

וּנְטַל מִתַּמָן אַבְרָהָם לְאַרְעָא דְרוֹמָא וְיָתִיב בֵּינֵי רְקָם וּבֵינֵי חַגְרָא וְאִתְנְתֵיב בִּגְרָר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abraham went on from thence to the land of the south, and dwelt between Rekam and Chagra, and had his habitation in Gerar.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:2
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:2)

וַאֲמַר אַבְרָהָם עַל שָרָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ אֲחוֹתִי הִיא וְשַׁדַר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מַלְכָּא דִגְרָר וּדְבַר יַת שָרָה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelek, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:3
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:3)

וְאָתָא מֵימַר מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לְוַת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בְּחֶלְמָא דְלֵילְיָא וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ הָא אַנְתְּ מַיִית עַל עֵיסַק אִנְתְּתָא דְאַנַסְתְּ וְהִיא מְבַעֲלָא לִגְבַר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And a word came from before the Lord unto Abimelek, in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou diest, because of the woman whom thou hast carried away, and she a man's wife.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:4
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:4)

וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ לָא קָרִיב לְגַבָּה לִמְסַאֲבָהּ וְאָמַר יְיָ הֲבַר עַמְמִין דְלָא חַב אוּף חָמֵי לֵיהּ לְמִזְכֵּי בְּדִינָא אִתְקְטֵיל

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But Abimelek had not come nigh to defile her; and he said, Lord, shall the son of a people who hath not sinned, and whom it is right to absolve in the judgment, be killed?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:5
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:5)

הֲלָא הוּא אָמַר לִי דְאָחַת הִיא וְהִיא אוּף הִיא אָמְרַת אָחִי הוּא בְּקַשְׁטוּת לְבָבִי וּבְזַכְּאוּת יְדִי עֲבָדִית דָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Did he not tell me, She is my sister? and did not she also say, He is my brother? In the truthfulness of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:6
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:6)

וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּחֵילְמָא אוּף קֳדָמַי גְלֵי אֲרוּם בְּקַשִׁיטוּת לְבָבֵךְ עָבַדְתְּ דָא וּמְנָעִית אוּף אֲנָא מִלְמֶחֱטֵי קֳדָמַי בְּגִין כֵּן לָא שְׁבַקְתִּיךְ לְמִקְרַב לְגַבָּהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Word of the Lord said to him in a dream, Before Me also it is manifest that in the truthfulness of thy heart thou didst this, and so restrained I thee from sinning before Me; therefore I would not permit thee to come near her.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:7
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:7)

וּכְעַן אָתִיב אִיתַּת גְבַר אֲרוּם נְבִיָא הוּא וְיַצְלִי עֲלָךְ וְתֵחֵי וְאִין לֵיתָךְ מֵתִיב דַע אֲרֵי מֵימְמַת תְּמוּת אַנְתְּ וְכָל דִילָךְ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And now let the wife of the man return; for he is a prophet; he will pray for thee, and thou shalt live: but if thou wilt not let her return, know that dying thou shalt die, thou and all who are thine.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:8
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:8)

וְאַקְדִים אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בְּצַפְרָא וּקְרָא לְכָל עַבְדוֹי וּמַלֵיל יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִילֵין קֳדָמֵיהוֹן וּדְחִילוּ גוּבְרַיָא לַחֲדָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abimelek arose in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these words before them; and the men feared greatly.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:9
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:9)

וּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְאַבְרָהָם וְאָמַר מַה עָבַדְתְּ לָנָא וּמַה חָבִית לָךְ אֲרוּם אָתֵיתָא עָלַי וְעַל מַלְכוּתִי חוֹבָא רַבָּא עוּבְדִין דְלָא כַשְׁרִין לְאִתְעַבְדָא עָבַדְתְּ עִמִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abimelek called Abraham, and said, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee? For thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin. Thou hast wrought with me works that are not right.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:10
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:10)

וַאֲמַר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְאַבְרָהָם מַה חָמִיתָא אֲרוּם עָבַדְתְּ יַת פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abimelek said to Abraham, What hast thou seen, that thou didst this thing?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:11
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:11)

וַאֲמַר אַבְרָהָם אֲרוּם אֲמָרִית בִּלְבָבִי לְחוֹד לֵית דַחַלְתָּא דַיְיָ בְּאַתְרָא הָדֵין וְיִקְטְלוּנַנִי עַל עֵיסַק אִנְתְּתִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abraham said, Because I said in my heart, The fear of the Lord is not in this place, and they will kill me for the sake of my wife.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:12
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:12)

וּבְרַם בְּקוּשְׁטָא אַחְתִי בְּרַת אָחָא דְאִיבָא הִיא בְּרַם לָא מִגְנִיסַת אִימָא וַהֲוַת לִי לְאִנְתּוּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But in truth she is my sister, the daughter of my father's brother, but not of the kindred of my mother; and she became my wife.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:13
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:13)

וַהֲוָה כַּד בָּעוּ לְאַטְעָאָה יָתִי פִּלְחֵי טַעֲוָותָא וּנְפָקֵית מִבֵּית אַבָּא וַאֲמָרִית לָהּ דֵין טִיבוּתִיךְ דְתַעַבְדִין עִמִי לְכָל אַתְרָא דִנְהַךְ לְתַמָן אִמְרִי עָלַי דְאָחִי הוּא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And it was when they sought to turn me aside to the wor-ship of idols, and I went forth from my father's house, that I said to her, This is the kindness thou shalt do me: in every place to which we come, say concerning me, He is my brother.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:14
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:14)

וּנְסֵיב אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עָאן וְתוֹרִין וְעַבְדִין וְאַמְהִין וִיהַב לְאַבְרָהָם וְאָתֵיב לֵיהּ יַת שָרָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Abimelek took sheep, and restored Sarah his wife to him.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:15
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:15)

וּלְוַת שָרָה אָמַר הָא יְהָבִית אֶלֶף סִלְעִין דִכְסַף לְאָחוּךְ הָא אִינוּן לָךְ תַּחְמְדָא דְעַיְינִין חֲלַף דְאִתְכַּסִית מִן בַּעֲלִיךְ לֵילְיָא חָדָא וְחָמִית יָתָךְ דְאִילוּ יְהָבִית יַת כָּל דַהֲוָה לִי לָא הֲוֵינָא כְמֵיסַת וְאִתְוַכְּחָן מִילַיָא וִידַע אַבְרָהָם אֲרוּם לָא קָרֵיב אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְוַת שָרָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
{And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you; and wherever is right in your eyes, dwell.}


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:16
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:16)

וַאֲמַר אֲבִימֶלְךְ הָא אַרְעִי קַדְמָךְ וּבִדַתָקֵן בְּעֵינָךְ תִּיב

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given a thousand sileen of silver to thy brother; behold, they are to thee a veil of the eyes, inasmuch as thou wast hidden from thine husband one night, and I would have seen thee: for were I to give all that I have it would not suffice (or be proportionate). And the words were debated. And Abraham knew that Abimelek had not come near Sarah his wife.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:17
[Targum Jonathan on Genesis 20:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Genesis/r/20:17)

וְצַלִי אַבְרָהָם קֳדָם יְיָ וְאָסֵי יְיָ יַת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְיַת אִנְתְּתֵיהּ וּלְחֵינְתוּ וְאִתְרַוָחוּ אֲרוּם מֵיחַד אָחִיד מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּאַנְפֵּי כָּל צִירֶיהָ בֵּית וַלְדָא לִנְשַׁיָא דִבְּבֵית אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל עֵיסַק שָרָה אִתַּת אַבְרָהָם