| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. | 1Abraham traveled from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar as an outsider, |
| 2Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. | 2because Abraham kept saying about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister," King Abimelech of Gerar summoned them and took Sarah into his household. |
| 3But 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 married." | 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night and spoke to him, "Pay attention! You're about to die, because the woman you have taken is a man's wife!" |
| 4Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless? | 4Now Abimelech had not yet come near her, so he asked, "LORD, will you destroy an innocent nation? |
| 5"Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister '? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this." | 5Didn't he say to me, 'She's my sister'? And she also said, 'He's my brother.' I did this with pure intentions and clean hands." |
| 6Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. | 6Then God replied to him in the dream, "I know that you did this with pure intentions, and it was I who kept 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. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours." | 7Now then, return the man's wife. As a matter of fact, he's a prophet and can intercede for you so you'll live. But if you don't return her, be aware that you and all who are yours will certainly die." |
| 8So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened. | 8So Abimelech got up early the next morning, summoned all his servants, and told them all these things. The men became terrified. |
| 9Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done." | 9Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such great sin against me and my kingdom? You've done things to me that ought not to have been done." |
| 10And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?" | 10Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What could you have been thinking when you did this?" |
| 11Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. | 11"I thought that there's no fear of God in this place," Abraham replied, "and that they would kill me because of my wife. |
| 12"Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife; | 12Besides, she really is my sister—she's my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter—so she could become my wife. |
| 13and it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'" | 13When God caused me to journey from my father's house, I asked her to do me this favor and say, 'He's my brother.'" |
| 14Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored his wife Sarah to him. | 14So Abimelech took some sheep and oxen, and some male and female servants, gave them to Abraham, returned his wife Sarah to him, |
| 15Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you; settle wherever you please." | 15and said, "Look! My land is available to you, so settle wherever you please." |
| 16To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is your vindication before all who are with you, and before all men you are cleared." | 16Abimelech also told Sarah, "Look! I am giving your brother 1,000 pieces of silver to vindicate you in the eyes of all who are with you. As a result, you will be completely vindicated." |
| 17Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children. | 17Then Abraham interceded with God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants so they could bear children, |
| 18For the LORD had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. | 18since the LORD had made all the women barren in Abimelech's household on account of Abraham's wife Sarah. |
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