MLV(i)
1 And Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he traveled in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech King of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man, over the woman whom you have taken; she is a man's wife.
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? 5 Did he not himself say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.
6 And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this. And I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet and he will pray for you and you will live. And if you do not restore her, you will know that you will surely die, you and all who are yours.
8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their ears. And the men were exceedingly afraid.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What have you done to us? And in what way have I sinned against you, that you have brought such a great sin on me and on my kingdom? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place and they will kill me because of my wife. 12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother and she became my wife. 13 And it happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you will show to me. At every place where we will come, say of me, He is my brother.
14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants and gave them to Abraham and restored to him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you. 16 And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all who are with you. And you are correct in regard to all this.
17 And Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maid-servants. And they bore children. 18 For Jehovah had closed up fast all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? 5 Did he not himself say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.
6 And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this. And I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet and he will pray for you and you will live. And if you do not restore her, you will know that you will surely die, you and all who are yours.
8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their ears. And the men were exceedingly afraid.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What have you done to us? And in what way have I sinned against you, that you have brought such a great sin on me and on my kingdom? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place and they will kill me because of my wife. 12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother and she became my wife. 13 And it happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you will show to me. At every place where we will come, say of me, He is my brother.
14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants and gave them to Abraham and restored to him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you. 16 And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all who are with you. And you are correct in regard to all this.
17 And Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maid-servants. And they bore children. 18 For Jehovah had closed up fast all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.