Bible, King James Version
Genesis
Gen.20
[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.
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