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1 profectus inde Abraham in terram australem habitavit inter Cades et Sur et peregrinatus est in Geraris
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Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar,
2 dixitque de Sarra uxore sua soror mea est misit ergo Abimelech rex Gerarae et tulit eam
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and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
3 venit autem Deus ad Abimelech per somnium noctis et ait ei en morieris propter mulierem quam tulisti habet enim virum
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But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”
4 Abimelech vero non tetigerat eam et ait Domine num gentem ignorantem et iustam interficies
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Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?
5 nonne ipse dixit mihi soror mea est et ipsa ait frater meus est in simplicitate cordis mei et munditia manuum mearum feci hoc
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Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”
6 dixitque ad eum Deus et ego scio quod simplici corde feceris et ideo custodivi te ne peccares in me et non dimisi ut tangeres eam
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Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
7 nunc igitur redde uxorem viro suo quia propheta est et orabit pro te et vives si autem nolueris reddere scito quod morte morieris tu et omnia quae tua sunt
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Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.”
8 statimque de nocte consurgens Abimelech vocavit omnes servos suos et locutus est universa verba haec in auribus eorum timueruntque omnes viri valde
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Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.
9 vocavit autem Abimelech etiam Abraham et dixit ei quid fecisti nobis quid peccavimus in te quia induxisti super me et super regnum meum peccatum grande quae non debuisti facere fecisti nobis
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Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.”
10 rursusque expostulans ait quid vidisti ut hoc faceres
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And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11 respondit Abraham cogitavi mecum dicens forsitan non est timor Dei in loco isto et interficient me propter uxorem meam
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Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
12 alias autem et vere soror mea est filia patris mei et non filia matris meae et duxi eam uxorem
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Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 postquam autem eduxit me Deus de domo patris mei dixi ad eam hanc misericordiam facies mecum in omni loco ad quem ingrediemur dices quod frater tuus sim
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And when God had me wander from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”
14 tulit igitur Abimelech oves et boves et servos et ancillas et dedit Abraham reddiditque illi Sarram uxorem suam
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Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.
15 et ait terra coram vobis est ubicumque tibi placuerit habita
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And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.”
16 Sarrae autem dixit ecce mille argenteos dedi fratri tuo hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum ad omnes qui tecum sunt et quocumque perrexeris mementoque te deprehensam
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To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”
17 orante autem Abraham sanavit Deus Abimelech et uxorem ancillasque eius et pepererunt
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Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,
18 concluserat enim Deus omnem vulvam domus Abimelech propter Sarram uxorem Abraham
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for the LORD had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
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