Genesis 20
Abraham’s Treachery
1 Now Abraham journeyed from athere toward the land of bthe ▼▼I.e., South country
Negev, and ▼▼Lit dwelt
settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived for a time in eGerar. 2And Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “ fShe is my sister.” So gAbimelech king of Gerar sent men and took Sarah. 3 hBut God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, iyou are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is ▼▼Lit married to a husband
married.” 4Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, kwill You kill a nation, even though ▼▼Lit righteous
blameless? 5Did he himself not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she mherself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In nthe integrity of my heart and the innocence of my ▼▼Lit palms
hands I have done this.” 6Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also ▼▼Lit restrained
qkept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7Now then, return the man’s wife, for rhe is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.” 8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ▼▼Lit ears
presence; and the people were greatly frightened. 9 tThen Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And ▼▼Lit what
how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom va great sin? You have done to me ▼▼Lit deeds
things that ought not to be done.” 10And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you ▼▼Lit seen
encountered, that you have done this thing?” 11Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no yfear of God in this place, and zthey will kill me because of my wife. 12Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife; 13and it came about, when aaGod caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is ▼▼Lit your
the kindness which you will show to me: ▼▼Lit at every place where
everywhere we go, adsay of me, “He is my brother.”’” 14 aeAbimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned his wife Sarah to him. 15Abimelech said, “ afBehold, my land is before you; ▼▼Lit dwell
settle wherever ▼▼Lit it is good in your sight
you please.” 16To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given your aibrother a thousand pieces of silver. ▼▼Lit Behold, it is
It is ▼▼Lit for you a covering of the eyes
your vindication before all who are with you, and before everyone you are cleared.” 17Then alAbraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, so that they gave birth to children. 18 amFor the Lord had completely closed all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
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