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And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South , and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur . And he sojourned in Gerar .
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And Abraham said of Sarah his wife , She is my sister . And Abimelech king of Gerar sent , and took Sarah .
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But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night , and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife .
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Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said , Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation ?
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Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister ? And she, even she herself Said , He is my brother . In the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.
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And God said unto him in the dream , Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
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Now therefore restore the man 's 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.
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And Abimelech rose early in the morning , and called all his servants , and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid .
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Then Abimelech called Abraham , and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us ? And wherein have I sinned against 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.
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham , What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
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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.
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And moreover she is indeed my sister , the daughter of my father , but not the daughter of my mother ; and she became my wife :
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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 show unto me. At every place whither we shall come , say of me, He is my brother .
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And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women -servants , and gave them unto Abraham , and restored him Sarah his wife .
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And Abimelech said , Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleaseth thee.
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And unto Sarah he said , Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver . Behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted.
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And Abraham prayed unto God . And God healed Abimelech , and his wife , and his maid-servants. And they bare children.
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For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech , because of Sarah , Abraham 's wife .