Genesis 20

20^*And Abraham journeyed from ^athence toward the south country, and dwelled between ^bKadesh and Shur, and ^csojourned in ^dGerar. ²And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, ^eShe is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. ³But ^fGod came to Abimelech ^gin a dream by night, and said to him, ^hBehold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is ^†a man’s wife. ⁴But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, ⁱwilt thou slay also a righteous nation? ⁵Said 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. ⁶And 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 ^kagainst me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. ⁷Now therefore restore the man his wife; ^lfor 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, ^mand all that are thine. ⁸Therefore 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. ⁹Then 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 ⁿthat ought not to be done. ¹⁰And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? ¹¹And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely ^othe fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake. ¹²And yet indeed ^pshe is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. ¹³And it came to pass, when ^qGod 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, ^rsay of me, He is my brother. ¹⁴And Abimelech ^stook sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. ¹⁵And Abimelech said, Behold, ^tmy land is before thee: dwell ^†where it pleaseth thee. ¹⁶And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given ^uthy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee ^xa covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was ^yreproved. ¹⁷So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. ¹⁸For the Lord ^zhad fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.