¹ And Abraham journeyed thence toward the land of the south, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and he sojourned in Gerar.

² And Abraham said of^▵ Sarah his wife, She^◦ is my sister; and Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

³ And God came to^▵ Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold thou wilt·​·die on·​·account·​·of the woman whom thou hast taken, for she^◦ is married to a husband.

⁴ And Abimelech had not come·​·near to^▵ her; and he said, Lord, wilt Thou kill also a just nation?

⁵ Said he^◦ not to me, She^◦ is my sister? And she^◦ herself^◦ also Said, He^◦ is my brother; in the integrity of my heart and in the innocence of my hands^◦ have I done this.

⁶ And God said to^▵ him in the dream, I^▵ also know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this; and I^▵ also kept· thee ·back from sinning against Me; therefore I did not allow^◦ thee to touch her.

⁷ And now return the wife of the man^◦, for he^◦ is a prophet; and he shall pray for^▫ thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou return her not^◦, know thou that dying thou shalt die, thou^◦ and all that are thine.

⁸ And Abimelech got·​·up·​·early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men^◦ feared exceedingly.

⁹ And Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And wherein have I sinned against^▵ thee that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done with·​·me deeds that ought not to be done.

¹⁰ And Abimelech said to^▵ Abraham, What sawest thou that thou hast done this word?

¹¹ And Abraham said, Because^◦ I said, Surely^◦ there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me on·​·account·​·of the matter of my wife.

¹² And also, truly, she^◦ is my sister, being the daughter of my father, only^▵ not the daughter of my mother, and she became for me a wife.

¹³ And it was, as^◦ God caused me to depart^* from the house of my father, that I said to her, This is thy mercy which thou shalt do with·​·me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He^◦ is my brother.

¹⁴ And Abimelech took flock and herd, and menservants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham; and returned to him Sarah his wife.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, Behold my land is before thee; dwell in that which is good in thine eyes.

¹⁶ And to Sarah he said, Behold I have given a thousand of silver to thy brother; behold it^◦ is to thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with^◦ thee, and with^◦ all; and she was vindicated.

¹⁷ And Abraham prayed to^▵ God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they gave·​·birth.

¹⁸ For restraining Jehovah had therefore restrained every womb of^◦ the house of Abimelech, on·​·account·​·of the word of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

¹ Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

² Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." 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 a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

⁵ Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

⁶ 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 didn't 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. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

⁸ Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"

¹⁰ Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

¹¹ Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

¹² Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

¹³ It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

¹⁴ Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

¹⁵ Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

¹⁶ 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 that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

¹⁷ Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

¹⁸ For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.