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1 Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
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From there Abraham journeyed toward the region of the Negeb, and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While residing in Gerar as an alien,
2 And he said of Sara his wife: She is my sister. So Abimelech the king of Gerara sent, and took her.
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Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." And King Abimelech of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
3 And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman that thou hast taken: for she hath a husband.
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But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, "You are about to die because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a married woman."
4 Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said: Lord, wilt thou slay a nation that is ignorant and just?
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Now Abimelech had not approached her; so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent people?
5 Did not he say to me: She is my sister: and she say, He is my brother? in the simplicity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands have I done this.
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Did he not himself say to me, "She is my sister'? And she herself said, "He is my brother.' I did this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands."
6 And God said to him: And I know that thou didst it with a sincere heart: and therefore I withheld thee from sinning against me, and I suffered thee not to touch her.
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Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart; furthermore it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet: and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: but if thou wilt not restore her, know that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.
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Now then, return the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all that are yours."
8 And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid.
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So Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants and told them all these things; and the men were very much afraid.
9 And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do.
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Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that ought not to be done."
10 And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
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And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What were you thinking of, that you did this thing?"
11 Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:
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Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
12 Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife.
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Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 And after God brought me out of my father’s house, I said to her: Thou shalt do me this kindness: In every place, to which we shall come, thou shalt say that I am thy brother.
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And when God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, "This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.' "
14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham: and restored to him Sara his wife,
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Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and restored his wife Sarah to him.
15 And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.
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Abimelech said, "My land is before you; settle where it pleases you."
16 And to Sara he said: Behold I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, this shall serve thee for a covering of thy eyes to all that are with thee, and whithersoever thou shalt go: and remember thou wast taken.
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To Sarah he said, "Look, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; it is your exoneration before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated."
17 And when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bore children:
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Then Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
18 For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sara, Abraham’s wife.
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For the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
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