1 N ow Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.

¶ And Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned in Gerar.

2 A braham said of Sarah his wife, “ She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

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

3 B ut God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.”

¶ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, Behold, thou art a dead man, for the woman whom thou hast taken, for she is a man’s wife.

4 N ow Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless?

But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous person?

5 D id he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”

Did he not say unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother; in the simplicity of my heart and cleanness of my hands I have done this.

6 T hen God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

And God said unto him in a dream, Yes, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me; therefore I did not allow thee to touch her.

7 N ow therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”

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.

8 S o Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.

¶ Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his slaves and told all these things in their ears; and the men feared greatly.

9 T hen Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.”

Then Abimelech called Abraham and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us and in what have I sinned against thee that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom such a great sin? Thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

10 A nd Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?”

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What didst thou see that thou hast done this thing?

11 A braham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

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.

12 B esides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;

And yet indeed, she is also my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

13 a nd it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

And it came to pass when God caused me to wander from my father’s house that I said unto her, This is the mercy which thou shalt show unto me: at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 A bimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored his wife Sarah to him.

¶ Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen and menslaves and womenslaves and gave them unto Abraham and restored him Sarah his wife.

15 A bimelech said, “ Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.”

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee; dwell where it pleases thee.

16 T o Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all men you are cleared.”

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 were with thee and with everyone: thus she was reproved.

17 A braham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

So Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants; and they bore children.

18 F or the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

For the LORD had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.