[kjv] And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
[bbe] And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, in Gerar.
[kjv] And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
[bbe] And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.
[kjv] But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
[bbe] Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.
[kjv] And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
[bbe] And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.
[kjv] And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
[bbe] Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.
[kjv] And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
[bbe] And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.
[kjv] So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
[bbe] Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.
[kjv] For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
[bbe] For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
[bbe] And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, in Gerar.
[kjv] And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
[bbe] And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.
[kjv] But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
[bbe] Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.
[kjv] And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
[bbe] And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.
[kjv] And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
[bbe] Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.
[kjv] And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
[bbe] And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.
[kjv] 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.
[bbe] And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.
[kjv] So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
[bbe] Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.
[kjv] For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
[bbe] For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.