3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”C

4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent? 5 Didn’t he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscienceD and cleanE hands.”

6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience.F I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her. 7 Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet,e and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”