And Abraham journeyed
from thence toward the south
country
, and dwelled
between Kadesh
and Shur
, and sojourned
in Gerar
.
And Abraham said
of
Sarah
his wife
, She is my sister
: and Abimelech
king
of Gerar
sent
, and took
Sarah
.
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
.
But Abimelech had not come near
her: and he said
, Lord
, wilt thou slay
also a righteous
nation
?
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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 said
unto Abraham
, What
sawest thou
, that thou hast done
this thing
?
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 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 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 Abimelech took
sheep
, and oxen
, and menservants
, and womenservants
, and gave
them unto Abraham
, and restored
him Sarah
his wife
.
And Abimelech said
, Behold, my land
is before thee
: dwell
where it pleaseth
thee.
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
.
So Abraham prayed
unto God
: and God
healed
Abimelech
, and his wife
, and his maidservants
; and they bare
children .
For the LORD had fast
closed up
all the wombs
of the house
of Abimelech
, because
of Sarah
Abraham's
wife
.