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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation |
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| 20:1 | And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between |
And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar; |
| 20:2 | And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of |
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah. |
| 20:3 | 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 |
And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, `Lo, thou `art' a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken -- and she married to a husband.' |
| 20:4 | But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? | And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, `Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay? |
| 20:5 | Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the |
hath not he himself said to me, She `is' my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He `is' my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.' |
| 20:6 | 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. | And God saith unto him in the dream, `Yea, I -- I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her; |
| 20:7 | 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. | and now send back the man's wife, for he `is' inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.' |
| 20:8 | 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. | And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly; |
| 20:9 | 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. | and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, `What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.' |
| 20:10 | And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? | Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, `What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?' |
| 20:11 | 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. | And Abraham saith, `Because I said, `Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife; |
| 20:12 | 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. | and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife; |
| 20:13 | 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. | and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This `is' thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He `is' my brother.' |
| 20:14 | And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. | And Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife; |
| 20:15 | And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell |
and Abimelech saith, `Lo, my land `is' before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;' |
| 20:16 | 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. | and to Sarah he hath said, `Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with. |
| 20:17 | So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. | And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear: |
| 20:18 | For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. | for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. |