And Abraham
journeyed
from thence toward the south
country,
and dwelled
between Kadesh
and Shur,
and sojourned
in Gerar.
Kadēs
Καδης
kadēs
Sour
Σουρ
sour
Gerara
Γεραροις
gerarois
And Abraham
said
of
Sarah
his wife,
She is my sister:
and Abimelech
king
of Gerar
sent,
and took
Sarah.
say
say
Abimelech
Αβιμελεχ
abimelech
Gerara
Γεραρων
gerarōn
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.
Abimelech
Αβιμελεχ
abimelech
say
But Abimelech
had not come near
her: and he said,
Lord,
wilt thou slay
also a righteous
nation?
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 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.
say
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.
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.
Abimelech
Αβιμελεχ
abimelech
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.
Abimelech
Αβιμελεχ
abimelech
say
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 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 shew
unto me; at every place
whither we shall come,
say
of me, He is my brother.
say
say
And Abimelech
took
sheep,
and oxen,
and menservants,
and womenservants,
and gave
them unto Abraham,
and restored
him Sarah
his wife.
Abimelech
Αβιμελεχ
abimelech
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, he is to thee a covering
of the eyes,
unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
say
So Abraham
prayed
unto God:
and God
healed
Abimelech,
and his wife,
and his maidservants;
and they bare
children.
For the LORD
had fast
closed up
all the wombs
of the house
of Abimelech,
because
of Sarah
Abraham's
wife.
