Genesis - douay rheims

Chapter 20

¹ Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cedes and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
² And he said of Sara his wife: She is my sister. So Abimelech the king of Oerara sent, and took her.
³ And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman thou hast taken: for she hath a husband.
⁴ Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said : Lord, wilt thou slay a nation, that is ignorant and justl
⁵ Did not he say to me : She is my sister: and she say, He is my brother? in the simplicity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands have I done this.
⁶ And God said to him: And I know that thou didst it with a sincere heart: and therefore I withheld thee from sinning against me, and I suffered 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: but if thou wilt not restore her, know that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thins.
⁸ And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid.
⁹ And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do.
¹⁰ And again he expostulated with him, and said, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
¹¹ Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:
¹² Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife.
¹³ And after God brought me out of my father's house, I said to her: I Thou shalt do me this kindness: In every place, to which we shall come, thou shalt say that I am thy brother.
¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham: and restored to him Sara, his wife.
¹⁵ And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.
¹⁶ And to Sara he said: Behold I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: this shall serve thee for a covering of thy eyes to all that are with thee, and whithersoever thou shalt go: and remember thou wast taken.
¹⁷ And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:
¹⁸ For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech on ac- count of Sara, Abraham's wife.

Genesis - webster

Chapter 20

¹ And Abraham journeyed from thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadash 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, on account of the woman whom thou hast taken: for she is a man's wife.
⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou also slay a righteous nation?
⁵ Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart, and innocence of my hands have I done this.
⁶ And God said to 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 I suffered thee not to touch her.
⁷ Now therefore restore to the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore her, 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 greatly afraid.
⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What has thou done to us? and in what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds to me that ought not to be done.
¹⁰ And Abimelech said to 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 to her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show to me; At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and women-servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife.
¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
¹⁶ And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, to all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
¹⁷ So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.
¹⁸ For the LORD had made barren all the females of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Genesis - world english bible

Chapter 20

¹ traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
² said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
³ 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 Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
⁵ he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."
⁶ 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 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 rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
⁹ 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 said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"
¹¹ said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'
¹² she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
¹³ happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that 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 took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.
¹⁵ said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."
¹⁶ 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 prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
¹⁸ Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Genesis - darby

Chapter 20

¹ And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.
² And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the 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, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?
⁵ Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.
⁶ And God said to him in a dream, I also knew that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart, and I, too, have withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore have I not suffered thee to touch her.
⁷ And now, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and will pray for thee, that thou mayest live. And if thou do not restore [her], know that thou shalt certainly die, thou and all that is thine.
⁸ And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.
⁹ And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done.
¹⁰ And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?
¹¹ And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
¹² But she is also truly my sister, 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 to her, Let this be thy kindness which thou shalt shew to me: at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and bondmen and bondwomen, and gave [them] to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.
¹⁶ And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved.
¹⁷ And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife and his handmaids, and they bore [children].
¹⁸ For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Genesis - american standard version

Chapter 20

¹ And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he 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 of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife.
⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?
⁵ Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.
⁶ And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
⁷ Now therefore restore the man's 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 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.
⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against 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 moreover she is indeed my sister, 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 show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
¹⁴ And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, 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, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted.
¹⁷ And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children.
¹⁸ For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Genesis - basic english

Chapter 20

¹ And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, 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 in the night, and said to him, Truly 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; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?
⁵ Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.
⁶ And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.
⁷ So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.
⁸ So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.
⁹ Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.
¹⁰ And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?
¹¹ And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
¹² And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
¹³ And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.
¹⁴ Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.
¹⁵ And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.
¹⁶ And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.
¹⁷ Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.
¹⁸ For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.