Genesis 20

1 And Abraham journeys from there toward the land of the south, and dwells between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourns in Gerar;

And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and lived between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.

2 and Abraham says concerning his wife Sarah, “She is my sister”; and Abimelech king of Gerar sends and takes Sarah.

And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.

3 And God comes to Abimelech in a dream of the night and says to him, “Behold, you [are] a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken—and she married to a husband.”

And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, you die for the woman, whom you have taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.

4 And Abimelech has not drawn near to her, and he says, “Lord, do you also slay a righteous nation?

But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, will you destroy an ignorantly [sinning] and just nation?

5 Has he not himself said to me, She [is] my sister! And she, even she herself, said, He [is] my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocence of my hands, I have done this.”

Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.

6 And God says to him in the dream, “Indeed, I have known that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I withhold you, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not permitted you to come against her;

And God said to him in sleep, Yes, I knew that you did this with a pure heart, and I spared you, so that you should not sin against me, therefore I suffered you not to touch her.

7 and now send back the man’s wife, for he [is] inspired, and he prays for you, and you live; and if you do not send back, know that dying you die, you and all that you have.”

But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for you, and you shall live; but if you restore her not, know that you shall die and all your.

8 And Abimelech rises early in the morning, and calls for all his servants, and speaks all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly.

9 and Abimelech calls for Abraham and says to him, “What have you done to us? And what have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Works which are not done you have done with me.”

And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, What is this that you have done to us? Have we sinned against you, that you have brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me a deed, which no one ought to do.

10 Abimelech also says to Abraham, “What have you seen that you have done this thing?”

And Abimelech said to Abraam, What have you seen in [me] that you have done this?

11 And Abraham says, “Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

12 and also, she is truly my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becomes my wife;

For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife.

13 and it comes to pass, when God has caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I say to her, This [is] your kindness which you do with me: at every place to where we come, say of me, He [is] my brother.”

And it came to pass when God brought me forth out of the house of my father, that I said to her, This righteousness you shall perform to me, in every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech takes sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gives to Abraham, and sends back his wife Sarah to him;

And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maidservants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.

15 and Abimelech says, “Behold, my land [is] before you, where it is good in your eyes, dwell”;

And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before you, dwell wherever it may please you.

16 and to Sarah he has said, “Behold, I have given one thousand pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is to you a covering of eyes, to all who are with you”; and by all this she is reasoned with.

And to Sarrha he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver, those shall be to you for the price of your countenance, and to all the women with you, and speak the truth in all things.

17 And Abraham prays to God, and God heals Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:

And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.

18 for YHWH restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife.