Genesis 20
20
Abrahamās Treachery
1Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the #20:1 I.e., South countryNegev, and #20:1 Lit dweltsettled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived for a time in Gerar. 2And Abraham said of his wife Sarah, āShe is my sister.ā So Abimelech king of Gerar sent men and took Sarah. 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, āBehold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is #20:3 Lit married to a husbandmarried.ā 4Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, āLord, will You kill a nation, even though #20:4 Lit righteousblameless? 5Did he himself not say to me, āShe is my sisterā? And she herself said, āHe is my brother.ā In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my #20:5 Lit palmshands I have done this.ā 6Then God said to him in the dream, āYes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also #20:6 Lit restrainedkept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. 7Now then, return the manās wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.ā
8So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants, and told all these things in their #20:8 Lit earspresence; and the people were greatly frightened. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, āWhat have you done to us? And #20:9 Lit whathow have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me #20:9 Lit deedsthings that ought not to be done.ā 10And Abimelech said to Abraham, āWhat have you #20:10 Lit seenencountered, that you have done this thing?ā 11Abraham said, āBecause I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. 12Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife; 13and it came about, when God caused me to wander from my fatherās house, that I said to her, āThis is #20:13 Lit yourthe kindness which you will show to me: #20:13 Lit at every place whereeverywhere we go, say of me, āHe is my brother.āāāāā 14Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned his wife Sarah to him. 15Abimelech said, āBehold, my land is before you; #20:15 Lit dwellsettle wherever #20:15 Lit it is good in your sightyou please.ā 16To Sarah he said, āLook, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. #20:16 Lit Behold, it isIt is #20:16 Lit for you a covering of the eyesyour vindication before all who are with you, and before everyone you are cleared.ā 17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female slaves, so that they gave birth to children. 18For the Lord had completely closed all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abrahamās wife.
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Genesis 20
20
Abraham and Abimelek
1Abraham moved south into the Negev Desert. He lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar. 2There Abraham said about his wife Sarah, āSheās my sister.ā Then Abimelek, the king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
3So God appeared to Abimelek in a dream one night. He said to him, āYou are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken. She is already married.ā
4But Abimelek hadnāt gone near her. So he said, āLord, will you destroy a nation that hasnāt done anything wrong? 5Didnāt Abraham say to me, āSheās my sisterā? And didnāt she also say, āHeās my brotherā? I had no idea I was doing anything wrong.ā
6Then God spoke to him in the dream. He said, āYes, I know you had no idea you were doing anything wrong. So I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her. 7Now return the manās wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.ā
8Early the next morning Abimelek sent for all his officials. When he told them everything that had happened, they were really afraid. 9Then Abimelek called Abraham in. Abimelek said, āWhat have you done to us? Have I done something wrong to you? Why have you brought so much guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.ā 10Abimelek also asked Abraham, āWhy did you do this?ā
11Abraham replied, āI thought, āThere is no respect for God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.ā 12Besides, she really is my sister. Sheās the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife. 13God had me wander away from my fatherās house. So I said to her, āHere is how you can show your love to me. Everywhere we go, say about me, āHeās my brother.āāāāā
14Then Abimelek gave Abraham sheep and cattle and male and female slaves. He also returned his wife Sarah to him. 15Abimelek said, āHere is my land. Live anywhere you want to.ā
16He said to Sarah, āIām giving your brother 25 pounds of silver. This will show everyone with you that I am sorry for what I did to you. You havenāt done anything wrong.ā
17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek. He also healed his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again. 18The Lord had kept all the women in Abimelekās house from having children. He had done it because of Abrahamās wife Sarah.
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