| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. | 1Abraham traveled from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar as an outsider, |
| 2Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And 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 by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.” | 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!" |
| 4But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? | 4Now Abimelech had not yet come near her, so he asked, "LORD, will you destroy an innocent nation? |
| 5Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and 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." |
| 6And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld 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. |
| 7Now therefore, restore 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 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 rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid. | 8So Abimelech got up early the next morning, summoned all his servants, and told them all these things. The men became terrified. |
| 9And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I offended 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.” | 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." |
| 10Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?” | 10Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What could you have been thinking when you did this?" |
| 11And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account 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. |
| 12But indeed she is truly my sister. She is 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 to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever 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.'" |
| 14Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife 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, |
| 15And Abimelech said, “See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” | 15and said, "Look! My land is available to you, so settle wherever you please." |
| 16Then to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.” Thus she was rebuked. | 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." |
| 17So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then 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 up all the wombs of the house 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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