Verse 2

Genesis 20:2

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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

1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; a... Focus ↗

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sar...

3 But God (Elohim) came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a... Focus ↗

4 Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? Focus ↗

5 Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in... Focus ↗

6 And God (Elohim) said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has... Focus ↗

7 Now therefore restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shal... Focus ↗

8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in t... Focus ↗

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I si... Focus ↗

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? Focus ↗

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God (Elohim) is not in this place; and they... Focus ↗

12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother;... Focus ↗

13 and it came to pass, when God (Elohim) caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto... Focus ↗

14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and menservants and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, an... Focus ↗

15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. Focus ↗

16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it is... Focus ↗

17 And Abraham prayed unto God (Elohim): and God (Elohim) healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maids... Focus ↗

18 For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s... Focus ↗

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