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Genesis 20

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Genesis 20 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

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

ASV: 1ASV

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

WEB: 2WEB

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

ASV: 2ASV

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

WEB: 3WEB

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.”

ASV: 3ASV

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.

WEB: 4WEB

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

ASV: 4ASV

Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

WEB: 5WEB

Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”

ASV: 5ASV

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.

WEB: 6WEB

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.

ASV: 6ASV

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

WEB: 7WEB

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.”

ASV: 7ASV

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.

WEB: 8WEB

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

ASV: 8ASV

And 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.

WEB: 9WEB

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!”

ASV: 9ASV

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.

WEB: 10WEB

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

ASV: 10ASV

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

WEB: 11WEB

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

ASV: 11ASV

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.

WEB: 12WEB

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

ASV: 12ASV

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

WEB: 13WEB

When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, 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.”’”

ASV: 13ASV

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.

WEB: 14WEB

Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

ASV: 14ASV

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

WEB: 15WEB

Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”

ASV: 15ASV

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

WEB: 16WEB

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.”

ASV: 16ASV

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.

WEB: 17WEB

Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

ASV: 17ASV

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

WEB: 18WEB

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

ASV: 18ASV

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