Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land
of
the
South, and dwelt
between Kadesh and Shur .
And he
sojourned in Gerar.
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.
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 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.
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.
Now
Abimelech had not come near her .
And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even
a righteous nation?
But
Abimelech had not come near her :
and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also
a righteous nation?
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.
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 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.
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'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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 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 moreover
she is indeed
my sister ,
the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife :
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 show unto me .
At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
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.
And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants
and women-servants
, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
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 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, it
is for
thee a covering of the eyes to
all that are with thee .
And in
respect
of
all thou
art
righted
.
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
.
And
Abraham prayed unto God .
And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants.
And they bare children.
So
Abraham prayed unto God :
and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants;
and they bare children.
For Jehovah
had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah ,
Abraham's wife.
For the
LORD
had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
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