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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 foreigner 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.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.” [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] Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. [13] 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.”’” [14] Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female 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. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female 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.
King James Version

Abraham and Abimelech

[1] And Abraham H85 journeyed H5265 from thence H8033 toward the south H5045 country, H776 and dwelled H3427 between H996 Kadesh H6946 and H996 Shur, H7793 and sojourned H1481 in Gerar. H1642 [2] And Abraham H85 said H559 of H413 Sarah H8283 his wife, H802 She H1931 is my sister: H269 and Abimelech H40 king H4428 of Gerar H1642 sent, H7971 and took H3947 H853 Sarah. H8283 [3] But God H430 came H935 to H413 Abimelech H40 in a dream H2472 by night, H3915 and said H559 to him, Behold, thou H2009 art but a dead man, H4191 for H5921 the woman H802 which H834 thou hast taken; H3947 for she H1931 is a man’s H1167 wife. H1166§ [4] But Abimelech H40 had H7126 not H3808 come near H7126 her: H413 and he said, H559 Lord, H136 wilt thou slay H2026 also H1571 a righteous H6662 nation? H1471 [5] Said H559 he H1931 not H3808 unto me, She H1931 is my sister? H269 and she, H1931 even H1571 she herself H1931 said, H559 He H1931 is my brother: H251 in the integrity H8537§ of my heart H3824 and innocency H5356 of my hands H3709 have I done H6213 this. H2063 [6] And God H430 said H559 unto him H413 in a dream, H2472 Yea, H1571 I H595 know H3045 that H3588 thou didst H6213 this H2063 in the integrity H8537 of thy heart; H3824 for I H595 also H1571 withheld H2820 thee H853 from sinning H2398 against me: therefore H5921 H3651 suffered I thee H5414 not H3808 to touch H5060 her. H413 [7] Now therefore H6258 restore H7725 the man H376 his wife; H802 for H3588 he H1931 is a prophet, H5030 and he shall pray H6419 for thee, H1157 and thou shalt live: H2421 and if H518 thou H369 restore H7725 her not, H369 know thou H3045 that H3588 thou shalt H4191 surely H4191 die, H4191 thou, H859 and all H3605 that H834 are thine. [8] Therefore Abimelech H40 rose early H7925 in the morning, H1242 and called H7121 all H3605 his servants, H5650 and told H1696 H853 all H3605 these H428 things H1697 in their ears: H241 and the men H582 were H3372 sore H3966 afraid. H3372 [9] Then Abimelech H40 called H7121 Abraham, H85 and said H559 unto him, What H4100 hast thou done H6213 unto us? and what H4100 have I offended H2398 thee, that H3588 thou hast brought H935 on me H5921 and on H5921 my kingdom H4467 a great H1419 sin? H2401 thou hast done H6213 deeds H4639 unto me H5978 that H834 ought H6213 not H3808 to be done. H6213 [10] And Abimelech H40 said H559 unto H413 Abraham, H85 What H4100 sawest thou, H7200 that H3588 thou hast done H6213 H853 this H2088 thing? H1697 [11] And Abraham H85 said, H559 Because H3588 I thought, H559 Surely H7535 the fear H3374 of God H430 is not H369 in this H2088 place; H4725 and they will slay me H2026 for H5921 my wife’s H802 sake. H1697 [12] And yet H1571 indeed H546 she is my sister; H269 she H1931 is the daughter H1323 of my father, H1 but H389 not H3808 the daughter H1323 of my mother; H517 and she became H1961 my wife. H802 [13] And it came to pass, H1961 when H834 God H430 caused H8582 me H853 to wander H8582 from my father’s H1 house, H1004 that I said H559 unto her, This H2088 is thy kindness H2617 which H834 thou shalt shew H6213 unto me; H5978 at H413 every H3605 place H4725 whither H834 H8033 we shall come, H935 say H559 of me, He H1931 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 H853 Sarah H8283 his wife. H802 [15] And Abimelech H40 said, H559 Behold, H2009 my land H776 is before thee: H6440 dwell H3427 where it pleaseth H2896 thee. H5869§ [16] And unto Sarah H8283 he said, H559 Behold, H2009 I have given H5414 thy brother H251 a thousand H505 pieces of silver: H3701 behold, H2009 he H1931 is to thee a covering H3682 of the eyes, H5869 unto all H3605 that H834 are with thee, H854 and with H854 all H3605 other: thus she was reproved. H3198 [17] So Abraham H85 prayed H6419 unto H413 God: H430 and God H430 healed H7495 H853 Abimelech, H40 and H853 his wife, H802 and his maidservants; H519 and they bare H3205 children. [18] For H3588 the Lord H3068 had fast H6113 closed up H6113 H1157 all H3605 the wombs H7358 of the house H1004 of Abimelech, H40 because H5921 H1697 of Sarah H8283 Abraham’s H85 wife. H802

Footnotes

  1. § 20:3 Heb. married to an husband
  2. § 20:5 Or, simplicity or sincerity
  3. § 20:15 Heb. as is good in thine eyes
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐκίνησεν G2795 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Αβρααμ G11 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 πρὸς G4314 λίβα G3047 καὶ G2532 ᾤκησεν G3611 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 Καδης καὶ G2532 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 Σουρ καὶ G2532 παρῴκησεν G3939 ἐν G1722 Γεραροις. [2] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Αβρααμ G11 περὶ G4012 Σαρρας G4564 τῆς G3588 γυναικὸς G1135 αὐτοῦ G846 ὅτι G3754 Ἀδελφή G79 μού G3450 ἐστιν· G2076 ἐφοβήθη G5399 γὰρ G1063 εἰπεῖν G2036 ὅτι G3754 Γυνή G1135 μού G3450 ἐστιν, G2076 μήποτε G3379 ἀποκτείνωσιν G615 αὐτὸν G846 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 δι’ G1223 αὐτήν. G846 Ἀπέστειλεν G649 δὲ G1161 Αβιμελεχ βασιλεὺς G935 Γεραρων καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 τὴν G3588 Σαρραν. G4564 [3] Καὶ G2532 εἰσῆλθεν G1525 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 πρὸς G4314 Αβιμελεχ ἐν G1722 ὕπνῳ G5258 τὴν G3588 νύκτα G3571 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἰδοὺ G2400 σὺ G4771 ἀποθνῄσκεις G599 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 γυναικός, G1135 ἧς G3739 ἔλαβες, G2983 αὕτη G3778 δέ G1161 ἐστιν G2076 συνῳκηκυῖα G4924 ἀνδρί. G435 [4] Αβιμελεχ δὲ G1161 οὐχ G3756 ἥψατο G680 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Κύριε, G2962 ἔθνος G1484 ἀγνοοῦν G50 καὶ G2532 δίκαιον G1342 ἀπολεῖς; G622 [5] Οὐκ G3756 αὐτός G846 μοι G3427 εἶπεν G2036 Ἀδελφή G79 μού G3450 ἐστιν; G2076 Καὶ G2532 αὐτή G846 μοι G3427 εἶπεν G2036 Ἀδελφός G80 μού G3450 ἐστιν. G2076 Ἐν G1722 καθαρᾷ G2513 καρδίᾳ G2588 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 δικαιοσύνῃ G1343 χειρῶν G5495 ἐποίησα G4160 τοῦτο. G5124 [6] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 αὐτῷ G846 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 καθ’ G2596 ὕπνον G5258 Κἀγὼ G2504 ἔγνων G1097 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 καθαρᾷ G2513 καρδίᾳ G2588 ἐποίησας G4160 τοῦτο, G5124 καὶ G2532 ἐφεισάμην G5339 ἐγώ G1473 σου G4675 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἁμαρτεῖν G264 σε G4571 εἰς G1519 ἐμέ· G1691 ἕνεκεν G1752 τούτου G5127 οὐκ G3756 ἀφῆκά G863 σε G4571 ἅψασθαι G680 αὐτῆς. G846 [7] Νῦν G3568 δὲ G1161 ἀπόδος G591 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 τῷ G3588 ἀνθρώπῳ, G444 ὅτι G3754 προφήτης G4396 ἐστὶν G2076 καὶ G2532 προσεύξεται G4336 περὶ G4012 σοῦ G4675 καὶ G2532 ζήσῃ· G2198 εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ἀποδίδως, G591 γνῶθι G1097 ὅτι G3754 ἀποθανῇ G599 σὺ G4771 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 σά. G4674 [8] Καὶ G2532 ὤρθρισεν G3719 Αβιμελεχ τὸ G3588 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσεν G2564 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 παῖδας G3816 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησεν G2980 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ῥήματα G4487 ταῦτα G5023 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὦτα G3775 αὐτῶν, G846 ἐφοβήθησαν G5399 δὲ G1161 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἄνθρωποι G444 σφόδρα. G4970 [9] Καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσεν G2564 Αβιμελεχ τὸν G3588 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Τί G5101 τοῦτο G5124 ἐποίησας G4160 ἡμῖν; G2254 Μή G3361 τι G5100 ἡμάρτομεν G264 εἰς G1519 σέ, G4571 ὅτι G3754 ἐπήγαγες G1863 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμὲ G1691 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 βασιλείαν G932 μου G3450 ἁμαρτίαν G266 μεγάλην; G3173 Ἔργον, G2041 ὃ G3739 οὐδεὶς G3762 ποιήσει, G4160 πεποίηκάς G4160 μοι. G3427 [10] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Αβιμελεχ τῷ G3588 Αβρααμ G11 Τί G5101 ἐνιδὼν ἐποίησας G4160 τοῦτο; G5124 [11] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Αβρααμ G11 Εἶπα G2036 γάρ G1063 Ἄρα G686 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 θεοσέβεια G2317 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τόπῳ G5117 τούτῳ, G5129 ἐμέ G1691 τε G5037 ἀποκτενοῦσιν G615 ἕνεκεν G1752 τῆς G3588 γυναικός G1135 μου. G3450 [12] Καὶ G2532 γὰρ G1063 ἀληθῶς G230 ἀδελφή G79 μού G3450 ἐστιν G2076 ἐκ G1537 πατρός, G3962 ἀλλ’ G235 οὐκ G3756 ἐκ G1537 μητρός· G3384 ἐγενήθη G1096 δέ G1161 μοι G3427 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκα. G1135 [13] Ἐγένετο G1096 δὲ G1161 ἡνίκα G2259 ἐξήγαγέν G1806 με G3165 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 οἴκου G3624 τοῦ G3588 πατρός G3962 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 αὐτῇ G846 Ταύτην G3778 τὴν G3588 δικαιοσύνην G1343 ποιήσεις G4160 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμέ· G1691 εἰς G1519 πάντα G3956 τόπον, G5117 οὗ G3757 ἐὰν G1437 εἰσέλθωμεν G1525 ἐκεῖ, G1563 εἰπὸν G2036 ἐμὲ G1691 ὅτι G3754 Ἀδελφός G80 μού G3450 ἐστιν. G2076 [14] Ἔλαβεν G2983 δὲ G1161 Αβιμελεχ χίλια G5507 δίδραχμα G1323 πρόβατα G4263 καὶ G2532 μόσχους G3448 καὶ G2532 παῖδας G3816 καὶ G2532 παιδίσκας G3814 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 τῷ G3588 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 ἀπέδωκεν G591 αὐτῷ G846 Σαρραν G4564 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ. G846 [15] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Αβιμελεχ τῷ G3588 Αβρααμ G11 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἡ G3588 γῆ G1093 μου G3450 ἐναντίον G1726 σου· G4675 οὗ G3757 ἐάν G1437 σοι G4671 ἀρέσκῃ, G700 κατοίκει. G2730 [16] Τῇ G3588 δὲ G1161 Σαρρα G4564 εἶπεν G2036 Ἰδοὺ G2400 δέδωκα G1325 χίλια G5507 δίδραχμα G1323 τῷ G3588 ἀδελφῷ G80 σου· G4675 ταῦτα G5023 ἔσται G2071 σοι G4671 εἰς G1519 τιμὴν G5092 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 πάσαις G3956 ταῖς G3588 μετὰ G3326 σοῦ· G4675 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 ἀλήθευσον. G226 [17] Προσηύξατο G4336 δὲ G1161 Αβρααμ G11 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 καὶ G2532 ἰάσατο G2390 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τὸν G3588 Αβιμελεχ καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 παιδίσκας G3814 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἔτεκον· G5088 [18] ὅτι G3754 συγκλείων G4788 συνέκλεισεν G4788 κύριος G2962 ἔξωθεν G1855 πᾶσαν G3956 μήτραν G3388 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 τοῦ G3588 Αβιμελεχ ἕνεκεν G1752 Σαρρας G4564 τῆς G3588 γυναικὸς G1135 Αβρααμ. G11
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament