Verse 9

Genesis 20:9

Bible in Basic English

9 Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְ/אַבְרָהָ֗ם וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜/וֹ מֶֽה עָשִׂ֤יתָ לָּ֨/נוּ֙ וּ/מֶֽה חָטָ֣אתִי לָ֔/ךְ כִּֽי הֵבֵ֧אתָ עָלַ֛/י וְ/עַל מַמְלַכְתִּ֖/י חֲטָאָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑ה מַעֲשִׂים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא יֵֽעָשׂ֔וּ עָשִׂ֖יתָ עִמָּדִֽ/י
English Translation
And Abimelech called to Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us, and what have I sinned against you, that you have brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that ought not to be done."
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Chapter 20 Context
1 And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and S... Focus ↗
2 And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took S... Focus ↗
3 But God (Elohim) came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead ma... Focus ↗
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation? Focus ↗
5 Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upri... Focus ↗
6 And God (Elohim) said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and... Focus ↗
7 So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your l... Focus ↗
8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these t... Focus ↗
9 Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that...
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing? Focus ↗
11 And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God (Elohim) in this place, and... Focus ↗
12 And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and sh... Focus ↗
13 And when God (Elohim) sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign... Focus ↗
14 Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back... Focus ↗
15 And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you. Focus ↗
16 And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong... Focus ↗
17 Then Abraham made prayer to God (Elohim), and God (Elohim) made Abimelech well again, and his wife a... Focus ↗
18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah... Focus ↗