1 A nd Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

2 N ow Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And 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 by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”

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.

4 B ut Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also?

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

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

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.

6 A nd God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

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.

7 N ow therefore, restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall 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 rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid.

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.

9 A nd Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.”

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.

10 T hen Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?”

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

11 A nd Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account 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 ut indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

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.

13 A nd it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever 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 thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 T hen Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him.

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

15 A nd Abimelech said, “See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.”

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

16 T hen to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.” Thus she was rebuked.

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.

17 S o Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children;

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

18 f or the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.