Genesis 20:10Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם מָ֣ה רָאִ֔יתָ כִּ֥י עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)

19th centuryChurch Father

What have you witnessed, and what significance did it hold for you? In other words, have you encountered anything in this place that instilled fear or prompted shrewdness? Have you observed instances of wives being taken or the deaths of outsiders?