Genesis 20 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Abraham Lies to Abimelech

And Abraham^H85 journeyed^H5265 from there^H8033 toward the land^H776 of the [fn]Negev^H5045 and settled^H3427 between^H996 Kadesh^H6946 and Shur^H7793; then he sojourned^H1481 in Gerar^H1642.

Gen 20:2

Gen 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Gen 20:3

Gen 20:3But 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 [fn]married.”

Gen 20:4

Gen 20:4(Now Abimelech had not come near her.) Then he said, “Lord, will You kill a nation, even though righteous?

Gen 20:5

Gen 20:5“Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself also said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my [fn]hands I have done this.”

Gen 20:6

Gen 20:6Then God said to him in the dream, “Indeed, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also [fn]held you back from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

Gen 20:7

Gen 20:7“So now, return the man’s 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 shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”

Gen 20:8

So Abimelech^H40 arose^H7925 early^H7925 in the morning^H1242 and called^H7121 all^H3605 his servants^H5650 and told^H1696 all^H3605 these^H428 things^H1697 in their hearing^H241; and the men^H376 were^H3372 greatly^H3966 afraid^H3372.

Gen 20:9

Gen 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And [fn]how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me [fn]things that ought not to be done.”

Gen 20:10

Gen 20:10And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you seen, that you have done this thing?”

Gen 20:11

Gen 20:11And Abraham said, “Because I said, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Gen 20:12

Gen 20:12“Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;

Gen 20:13

Gen 20:13and it happened when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is [fn]the lovingkindness which you will show to me: [fn]everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

Gen 20:14

Gen 20:14Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham and returned his wife Sarah to him.

Gen 20:15

Gen 20:15And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; [fn]settle wherever it is good in your sight.”

Gen 20:16

Gen 20:16To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother one thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is [fn]your vindication before all who are with you, and before all you are [fn]cleared.”

Gen 20:17