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Genesis 20
Genesis 20
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
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Now Abraham moved south to the Negeb and settled between Kadesh and Shur. One day, when visiting the city of Gerar,
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he declared that Sarah was his sister! Then King Abimelech sent for her, and had her brought to him at his palace.
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But that night God came to him in a dream and told him, “You are a dead man, for that woman you took is married.“
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But Abimelech hadn't slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you slay an innocent man?
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He told me, 'She is my sister,' and she herself said, 'Yes, he is my brother.' I hadn't the slightest intention of doing anything wrong.“
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“Yes, I know,“ the Lord replied. “That is why I held you back from sinning against me; that is why I didn't let you touch her.
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Now restore her to her husband, and he will pray for you (for he is a prophet) and you shall live. But if you don't return her to him, you are doomed to death along with all your household.“
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The king was up early the next morning, and hastily called a meeting of all the palace personnel and told them what had happened. And great fear swept through the crowd.
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Then the king called for Abraham. “What is this you've done to us?“ he demanded. “What have I done that deserves treatment like this, to make me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? Who would suspect that you would do a thing like this to me?
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Whatever made you think of this vile deed?“
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“Well,“ Abraham said, “I figured this to be a godless place. 'They will want my wife and will kill me to get her,' I thought.
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And besides, she is my sister—or at least a half-sister (we both have the same father)—and I married her.
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And when God sent me traveling far from my childhood home, I told her, 'Have the kindness to mention, wherever we come, that you are my sister.' “
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Then King Abimelech took sheep and oxen and servants—both men and women—and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him.
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“Look my kingdom over, and choose the place where you want to live,“ the king told him.
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Then he turned to Sarah. “Look,“ he said, “I am giving your 'brother' a thousand silver pieces as damages for what I did, to compensate for any embarrassment and to settle any claim against me regarding this matter. Now justice has been done.“
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Then Abraham prayed, asking God to cure the king and queen and the other women of the household, so that they could have children;
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for God had stricken all the women with barrenness to punish Abimelech for taking Abraham's wife.
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