Genesis Chapter 20

Genesis Chapter 20
1 Afterward Abraham departed 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. Then 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 dead, because of the woman,
which thou hast taken: for she is a man’s
wife.
4 (Notwithstanding Abimelech had not
yet come near her) And he said, Lord,
wilt thou slay even the righteous nation?
5 Said not he unto me, She is my sister?
Yea, and she herself said, He is my
brother: with an upright mind, and
innocent hands have I done this. 6 And
God said unto him by a dream, I know
that thou didst this even with an upright
mind, and I kept thee also that thou
shouldest not sin against me: therefore
suffered I thee not to touch her.
7 Now then deliver the man his wife
again: for he is a prophet, and he shall
pray for thee that thou mayest live: but if
thou deliver her not again, be sure that
thou shalt die the death, thou, and all that
thou hast.
8 Then Abimelech rising up early in the
morning, called all his servants, and told
all these things unto them, and the men
were sore afraid.
9 Afterward 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 this great sin?
Thou hast done things unto me that ought
not to be done.
10 So Abimelech said unto Abraham,
What sawest thou that thou hast done this
thing?
11 Then Abraham answered, Because I
thought thus, Surely the fear of God is
not in this place, and they will slay me
for my wife’s sake. 12 Yet in very deed
she is my sister: for she is the daughter
of my father, but not the daughter of my
mother, and she is my wife.
13 Now when God caused me to wander
out of my father’s house, I said then to
her, This is thy kindness that thou shalt
show unto me in all places where we
come, Say thou of me, He is my brother.
14 Then took Abimelech sheep and
beeves, 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 Likewise to Sarah he said, Behold, I
have given thy brother a thousand pieces
of silver: behold, he is the vail of thine
eyes to all that are with thee, and to all
others: and she was thus reproved.
17 Then Abraham prayed unto God, and
God healed Abimelech, and his wife,
and his women servants: and they bear
children.
18 For the Lord had shut up every womb
of the house of Abimelech, because of
Sarah Abraham’s wife.