Genesis 26:11
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He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death.

toucheth.

Genesis 20:6 And God 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.

Psalm 105:15 Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

Proverbs 6:29 The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

Zechariah 2:8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory he hath sent me to the nations that have robbed you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of my eye:

Context
Isaac Deceives Abimelech
10And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying: 11He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death.
Cross References
Psalm 105:15
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

Genesis 26:12
And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

Lexicon
So Abimelech
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name

warned
וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people,
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

saying,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Whoever harms
הַנֹּגֵ֜עַ (han·nō·ḡê·a‘)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

this
הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

man
בָּאִ֥ישׁ (bā·’îš)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

or his wife
וּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (ū·ḇə·’iš·tōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

will surely
מ֥וֹת (mō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

be put to death.”
יוּמָֽת׃ (yū·māṯ)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


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

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, 'He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.'
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