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Chapter 20
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And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country,
and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. |
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And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister:
and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. |
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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. |
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But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD,
wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that
thou hast done this thing? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants,
and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored
him Sarah his wife. |
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And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell
where it pleaseth thee. |
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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. |
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So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech,
and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. |
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For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the
house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. |
