20:1 And Abraam removed thence to the
southern country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
20:2 And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he
feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should
kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.
20:3 And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou
diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a
husband.
20:4 But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy
an ignorantly [sinning] and just nation?
20:5 Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my
brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done
this.
20:6 And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a
pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me,
therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.
20:7 But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray
for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, know that thou
shalt die and all thine.
20:8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants,
and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared
exceedingly.
20:9 And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, What is this that thou
hast done to us? Have we sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me
and upon my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done to me a deed, which no one
ought to do.
20:10 And Abimelech said to Abraam, What hast thou seen in [me] that thou
hast done this?
20:11 And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in
this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.
20:12 For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she
became my wife.
20:13 And it came to pass when God brought me forth out of the house of my
father, that I said to her, This righteousness thou shalt perform to me, in
every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my brother.
20:14 And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves,
and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned
him Sarrha his wife.
20:15 And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before thee, dwell
wheresoever it may please thee.
20:16 And to Sarrha he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand
pieces of silver, those shall be to thee for the price of thy countenance,
and to all the women with thee, and speak the truth in all things.
20:17 And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and
his women servants, and they bore children.
20:18 Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house
of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife. |
20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence
toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned
in Gerar.
20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech
king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
20:3 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.
20:4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay
also a righteous nation?
20:5 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.
20:6 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.
20:7 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.
20:8 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.
20:9 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.
20:10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done
this thing?
20:11 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.
20:12 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.
20:13 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.
20:14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants,
and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it
pleaseth thee.
20:16 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.
20:17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife,
and his maidservants; and they bare children.
20:18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of
Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. |