¹ And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

² And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

⁵ Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

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.

⁷ Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

⁸ Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

¹⁰ And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

¹² And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

¹³ And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

¹⁶ And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

¹⁷ So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

¹⁸ For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

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¹ And Abraham ^H85 journeyed ^H5265 from thence toward the south ^H5045 country, ^H776 and dwelled ^H3427 between Kadesh ^H6946 and Shur, ^H7793 and sojourned ^H1481 in Gerar. ^H1642

² And Abraham ^H85 said ^H559 of ^H413 Sarah ^H8283 his wife, ^H802 She is my sister: ^H269 and Abimelech ^H40 king ^H4428 of Gerar ^H1642 sent, ^H7971 and took ^H3947 Sarah. ^H8283

³ But God ^H430 came ^H935 to Abimelech ^H40 in a dream ^H2472 by night, ^H3915 and said ^H559 to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, ^H4191 for the woman ^H802 which thou hast taken; ^H3947 for she is a man's ^H1167 wife. ^H1166

⁴ But Abimelech ^H40 had not come near ^H7126 her: and he said, ^H559 Lord, ^H136 wilt thou slay ^H2026 also a righteous ^H6662 nation? ^H1471

⁵ Said ^H559 he not unto me, She ^H1931 is my sister? ^H269 and she, ^H1931 even ^H1571 she ^H1931 herself said, ^H559 He is my brother: ^H251 in the integrity ^H8537 of my heart ^H3824 and innocency ^H5356 of my hands ^H3709 have I done ^H6213 this.

⁶ And God ^H430 said ^H559 unto him in a dream, ^H2472 Yea, ^H1571 I know ^H3045 that thou didst ^H6213 this in the integrity ^H8537 of thy heart; ^H3824 for I also withheld ^H2820 thee from sinning ^H2398 against me: therefore suffered ^H5414 I thee not to touch ^H5060 her.

⁷ Now therefore restore ^H7725 the man ^H376 his wife; ^H802 for he is a prophet, ^H5030 and he shall pray ^H6419 for thee, ^H1157 and thou shalt live: ^H2421 and if thou restore ^H7725 her not, know ^H3045 thou that thou shalt surely ^H4191 die, ^H4191 thou, and all that are thine.

⁸ Therefore Abimelech ^H40 rose early ^H7925 in the morning, ^H1242 and called ^H7121 all his servants, ^H5650 and told ^H1696 all these things ^H1697 in their ears: ^H241 and the men ^H582 were sore ^H3966 afraid. ^H3372

⁹ Then Abimelech ^H40 called ^H7121 Abraham, ^H85 and said ^H559 unto him, What hast thou done ^H6213 unto us? and what have I offended ^H2398 thee, that thou hast brought ^H935 on me and on my kingdom ^H4467 a great ^H1419 sin? ^H2401 thou hast done ^H6213 deeds ^H4639 unto me that ought not to be done. ^H6213

¹⁰ And Abimelech ^H40 said ^H559 unto Abraham, ^H85 What ^H4100 sawest thou, ^H7200 that thou hast done ^H6213 this thing? ^H1697

¹¹ And Abraham ^H85 said, ^H559 Because I thought, ^H559 Surely ^H7535 the fear ^H3374 of God ^H430 is not in this place; ^H4725 and they will slay me ^H2026 for my wife's ^H802 sake. ^H1697

¹² And yet indeed ^H546 she is my sister; ^H269 she is the daughter ^H1323 of my father, ^H1 but not the daughter ^H1323 of my mother; ^H517 and she became my wife. ^H802

¹³ And it came to pass, when God ^H430 caused me to wander ^H8582 from my father's ^H1 house, ^H1004 that I said ^H559 unto her, This is thy kindness ^H2617 which thou shalt shew ^H6213 unto me; at every place ^H4725 whither we shall come, ^H935 say ^H559 of me, He is my brother. ^H251

¹⁴ And Abimelech ^H40 took ^H3947 sheep, ^H6629 and oxen, ^H1241 and menservants, ^H5650 and womenservants, ^H8198 and gave ^H5414 them unto Abraham, ^H85 and restored ^H7725 him Sarah ^H8283 his wife. ^H802

¹⁵ And Abimelech ^H40 said, ^H559 Behold, my land ^H776 is before thee: ^H6440 dwell ^H3427 where it pleaseth ^{H2896 H5869} thee.

¹⁶ And unto Sarah ^H8283 he said, ^H559 Behold, I have given ^H5414 thy brother ^H251 a thousand ^H505 pieces of silver: ^H3701 behold, he is to thee a covering ^H3682 of the eyes, ^H5869 unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. ^H3198

¹⁷ So Abraham ^H85 prayed ^H6419 unto God: ^H430 and God ^H430 healed ^H7495 Abimelech, ^H40 and his wife, ^H802 and his maidservants; ^H519 and they bare ^H3205 children.

¹⁸ For the LORD ^H3068 had fast ^H6113 closed up ^H6113 all the wombs ^H7358 of the house ^H1004 of Abimelech, ^H40 because ^H1697 of Sarah ^H8283 Abraham's ^H85 wife. ^H802

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¹ And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.

² And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife.

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

⁵ Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.

⁶ And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

⁷ Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live. And if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

⁸ And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.

⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

¹⁰ And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will slay me for my wife's sake.

¹² And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

¹³ and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleaseth thee.

¹⁶ And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted.

¹⁷ And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children.

¹⁸ For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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¹ And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;

² and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.

³ And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, `Lo, thou `art' a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken -- and she married to a husband.'

⁴ And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, `Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

⁵ hath not he himself said to me, She `is' my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He `is' my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'

⁶ And God saith unto him in the dream, `Yea, I -- I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her;

⁷ and now send back the man's wife, for he `is' inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.'

⁸ And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

⁹ and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, `What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'

¹⁰ Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, `What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'

¹¹ And Abraham saith, `Because I said, `Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

¹² and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;

¹³ and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This `is' thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He `is' my brother.'

¹⁴ And Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife;

¹⁵ and Abimelech saith, `Lo, my land `is' before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'

¹⁶ and to Sarah he hath said, `Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.

¹⁷ And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:

¹⁸ for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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¹ And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.

² And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art [but] a dead man, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?

⁵ Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.

⁶ And God said to him in a dream, I also knew that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart, and I, too, have withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore have I not suffered thee to touch her.

⁷ And now, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and will pray for thee, that thou mayest live. And if thou do not restore [her], know that thou shalt certainly die, thou and all that is thine.

⁸ And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.

⁹ And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done.

¹⁰ And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

¹² But she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

¹³ And it came to pass when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, Let this be thy kindness which thou shalt shew to me: at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and bondmen and bondwomen, and gave [them] to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.

¹⁶ And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved.

¹⁷ And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore [children].

¹⁸ For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

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¹ Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foriegner in Gerar.

² Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

⁵ Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

⁶ God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.

⁷ Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

⁸ Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"

¹⁰ Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

¹¹ Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

¹² Moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

¹³ It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

¹⁴ Abimelech took sheep and oxen, men-servants and women-servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife to him.

¹⁵ Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

¹⁶ To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

¹⁷ Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.

¹⁸ For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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¹ And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, in Gerar.

² And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?

⁵ Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.

⁶ And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.

⁷ So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.

⁸ So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.

⁹ Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.

¹⁰ And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

¹² And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

¹³ And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.

¹⁴ Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.

¹⁶ And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.

¹⁷ Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

¹⁸ For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.