1Abraham sojourneth at Gerar, and denieth his wife; Abimelech taketh her, but is reproved of God in a dream, and commanded to restore her. 9He rebuketh Abraham, who excuseth himself. 14Sarah is restored with presents after a gentle reproof. 17Abimelech and his house are healed at Abraham's prayer.
1AND Abraham journeyed from athence toward the south country, and dwelled between bKadesh and Shur, and sojourned in cGerar.
a ch. 18.1. b De. 1.19. ch. 14.7; 16.7,14. 1Sa. 15.7. c ch. 26.1,6,20; 10.19. 2Ch. 14.13,14.
2And dAbraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
d ch. 12.13-20; 26.7-11. Pr. 24.16. Ep. 4.25. Col. 3.9.
3But eGod came to Abimelech fin a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she 1is a man's wife.
1Heb. married to an husband.
e Ps. 105.14. Eze. 33.14. Jn. 3.4. f Job 33.15,16.
4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou gslay also a righteous nation?
g ch. 34.24. 2Sa. 4.11. ch. 18.23,25. v.17,18.
5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the 2integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
2Or, simplicity, or sincerity, 1Ki. 9.4. 1Ch. 29.17. Ps. 24.4; 73.13; 86.2.
6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also hwithheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
h ch. 31.7; 35.5. Ex. 34.24. 1Sa. 25.26. Pr. 21.1. ch. 39.9. Ps. 51.4. Le. 6.2. Ps. 81.12. 2Th. 2.7,11.
7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a iprophet, and he shall jpray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, kknow thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, land all that are thine.
i Ps. 105.15; 25.14. He. 1.1. Ex. 7.1. 1Sa. 7.5. j 1Ki. 13.6. 2Ki. 5.11. Je. 14.11; 15.1; 27.18. 2Sa. 24.17. Job 42.8. Ja. 5.16. Re. 11.5,6. k v.18. ch. 12.17. Ps. 105.14. Job 34.19. He. 13.4. l Nu. 16.32,33.
8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were *sore afraid.
*sore-very greatly, extremely.
9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, mWhat hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom na great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
m ch. 12.18; 26.10. n ch. 39.9. He. 13.4. Le. 20.10. 2Sa. 12.10,11. Ro. 2.14.
10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11And Abraham said, Because I thought, oSurely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
o Ps. 36.1-4; 14.4. Pr. 16.6.
12And yet indeed pshe is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
p ch. 12.13; 11.29.
13And it came to pass, when qGod caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, rsay of me, He is my brother.
q ch. 12.1. r ch. 12.13.
14And Abimelech stook sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
s ch. 12.16.
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is tbefore thee: dwell 3where it pleaseth thee.
3Heb. as is good in thine eyes.
t ch. 13.9; 34.10.
16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy ubrother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee va covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other : wthus she was reproved.
u v.3,5. Pr. 27.5. v ch. 24.65. w Jn. 1.6.
17¶So Abraham xprayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
x Ja. 5.16. Mat. 7.7. Is. 45.11.
18For the LORD had yfast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
y ch. 12.17; 30.2; 16.2. v.7.