Genesis 20
1. And Abraham journeyed * from thence toward the south country, and dwelled * between Kadesh 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 * , for the woman which thou hast taken * ; for she is a man's wife * .
4. But Abimelech had not come near * her: and he said * , Lord, wilt thou slay * also a righteous nation?
5. 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.
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.
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.
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 * .
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 * .
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 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 * 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.
14. And Abimelech took * sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants,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, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved * .
17. So Abraham prayed * unto God: and God healed * Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare * children.
18. For the LORD had fast * closed up * all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
