Verse 2
Genesis 20:2
Free Bible Version
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During his time there, when Abraham told people about his wife Sarah, he said, “She's my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her to become one of his wives.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל שָׂרָ֥ה אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ אֲחֹ֣תִ/י הִ֑וא וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּרָ֔ר וַ/יִּקַּ֖ח אֶת שָׂרָֽה
English Translation
And Abraham said to Sarah his wife, "She is my sister," and Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
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Chapter 20 Context
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Abraham traveled towards the Negev, staying between Kadesh and Shur. After that he moved on to live...
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During his time there, when Abraham told people about his wife Sarah, he said, “She's my sister.” So...
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But God (Elohim) appeared to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “Listen! You're going to die because...
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Abimelech hadn't touched Sarah, and he asked, “Lord, do you kill good people?
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Didn't Abraham tell me himself, ‘She's my sister,’ and didn't Sarah also say, ‘He's my brother’? I d...
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God (Elohim) told him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this in all innocence, so I prevented you f...
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Send the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you...
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Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants together. He explained everything...
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Then Abimelech summoned Abraham and asked him “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that...
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Then Abimelech asked Abraham “What were you thinking when you did this?”
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“Well, I thought to myself, ‘Nobody respects God (Elohim) in this place. They'll kill me just to get...
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“Anyway, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father but not my mother, and I married her.
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Since my God (Elohim) made me move far away from my family home, I told her, ‘If you really love me,...
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Then Abimelech gave Abraham gifts of sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves, and returned his wif...
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Abimelech told him, “Look over my land. You can choose to live anywhere you like.”
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Abimelech also told Sarah, “Notice that I'm giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. This is...
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Then Abraham prayed to God (Elohim), and God (Elohim) healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female sla...
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For the Lord had made all the women unable to have children because Abraham's wife, Sarah, had been...
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