Genesis

20 And Abraham brake up from thence towards the land of the South, and fixed his dwelling between Kadesh and Shur,—so he sojourned in Gerar.

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: My sister is she,—So Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

3 Then God went in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night,—and said to him, Behold thee—dead! because of the woman whom thou hast taken, seeing that she is a married woman.

4 Now Abimelech had not come near unto her,—so he said, O My Lord! a nation—even a righteous one, wilt thou slay?

5 Had not he himself said to me, My sister is she? and even she herself said, My brother is he? In the integrity of my heart and in the pureness of my hand have I done this!

6 And God said unto him in a dream, I also knew that in the integrity of thy heart thou didst this, so then even I myself withheld thee from sinning against me,—for this reason have I not suffered thee to touch her.

7 Now, therefore, restore the man’s wife, for a prophet is he, that he may pray for thee and live thou,—But if thou art not going to restore her, know that thou shalt die, thou—and all that are thine.

8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spake all these words in their ears,—and the men feared greatly.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? and wherein had I sinned against thee, that thou shouldst have brought in over me and over my kingdom a sin so great? Deeds which should not be done hast thou done with me.

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham,—What hadst thou seen, that thou shouldst have done this thing?

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God, in this place,—therefore will they slay me for the sake of my wife.

12 Moreover also in truth my sister, daughter of my father, she is, only not daughter of my mother,—so she became my wife.

13 And so it came to pass, when the Gods caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, This is thy lovingkindness wherewith thou shalt deal with me,—Into whatsoever place we enter, say of me, My brother is he.

14 Then took Abimelech sheep and oxen and men-servants and maid-servants, and gave to Abraham,—and restored to him Sarah his wife.

15 And Abimelech said, Lo! my land is before thee,—wherever it may seem good in thine eyes, dwell.

16 And to Sarah he said, Lo! I have given a thousand of silver unto thy brother: Lo! that is for thee as a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee,—And so in every way hath right been done.

17 And Abraham prayed unto God,—and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maid servants, so that they bare children.

18 For Yahweh had restrained from bearing every female of the house of Abimelech,—because of Sarah wife of Abraham.