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World English Bible

Genesis 20 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 20 (KJVS)

[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 shew () 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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 20 (BYZ)

[1] και εκινησεν εκειθεν αβρααμ εις γην προς λιβα και ωκησεν ανα μεσον καδης και ανα μεσον σουρ και παρωκησεν εν γεραροις
[2] ειπεν δε αβρααμ περι σαρρας της γυναικος αυτου οτι αδελφη μου εστιν εφοβηθη γαρ ειπειν οτι γυνη μου εστιν μηποτε αποκτεινωσιν αυτον οι ανδρες της πολεως δι αυτην απεστειλεν δε αβιμελεχ βασιλευς γεραρων και ελαβεν την σαρραν
[3] και εισηλθεν ο θεος προς αβιμελεχ εν υπνω την νυκτα και ειπεν ιδου συ αποθνησκεις περι της γυναικος ης ελαβες αυτη δε εστιν συνωκηκυια ανδρι
[4] αβιμελεχ δε ουχ ηψατο αυτης και ειπεν κυριε εθνος αγνοουν και δικαιον απολεις
[5] ουκ αυτος μοι ειπεν αδελφη μου εστιν και αυτη μοι ειπεν αδελφος μου εστιν εν καθαρα καρδια και εν δικαιοσυνη χειρων εποιησα τουτο
[6] ειπεν δε αυτω ο θεος καθ υπνον καγω εγνων οτι εν καθαρα καρδια εποιησας τουτο και εφεισαμην εγω σου του μη αμαρτειν σε εις εμε ενεκεν τουτου ουκ αφηκα σε αψασθαι αυτης
[7] νυν δε αποδος την γυναικα τω ανθρωπω οτι προφητης εστιν και προσευξεται περι σου και ζηση ει δε μη αποδιδως γνωθι οτι αποθανη συ και παντα τα σα
[8] και ωρθρισεν αβιμελεχ το πρωι και εκαλεσεν παντας τους παιδας αυτου και ελαλησεν παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα εις τα ωτα αυτων εφοβηθησαν δε παντες οι ανθρωποι σφοδρα
[9] και εκαλεσεν αβιμελεχ τον αβρααμ και ειπεν αυτω τι τουτο εποιησας ημιν μη τι ημαρτομεν εις σε οτι επηγαγες επ εμε και επι την βασιλειαν μου αμαρτιαν μεγαλην εργον ο ουδεις ποιησει πεποιηκας μοι
[10] ειπεν δε αβιμελεχ τω αβρααμ τι ενιδων εποιησας τουτο
[11] ειπεν δε αβρααμ ειπα γαρ αρα ουκ εστιν θεοσεβεια εν τω τοπω τουτω εμε τε αποκτενουσιν ενεκεν της γυναικος μου
[12] και γαρ αληθως αδελφη μου εστιν εκ πατρος αλλ ουκ εκ μητρος εγενηθη δε μοι εις γυναικα
[13] εγενετο δε ηνικα εξηγαγεν με ο θεος εκ του οικου του πατρος μου και ειπα αυτη ταυτην την δικαιοσυνην ποιησεις επ εμε εις παντα τοπον ου εαν εισελθωμεν εκει ειπον εμε οτι αδελφος μου εστιν
[14] ελαβεν δε αβιμελεχ χιλια διδραχμα προβατα και μοσχους και παιδας και παιδισκας και εδωκεν τω αβρααμ και απεδωκεν αυτω σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου
[15] και ειπεν αβιμελεχ τω αβρααμ ιδου η γη μου εναντιον σου ου εαν σοι αρεσκη κατοικει
[16] τη δε σαρρα ειπεν ιδου δεδωκα χιλια διδραχμα τω αδελφω σου ταυτα εσται σοι εις τιμην του προσωπου σου και πασαις ταις μετα σου και παντα αληθευσον
[17] προσηυξατο δε αβρααμ προς τον θεον και ιασατο ο θεος τον αβιμελεχ και την γυναικα αυτου και τας παιδισκας αυτου και ετεκον
[18] οτι συγκλειων συνεκλεισεν κυριος εξωθεν πασαν μητραν εν τω οικω του αβιμελεχ ενεκεν σαρρας της γυναικος αβρααμ