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And Abrahamjourneyed from thence toward the southcountry, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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And AbrahamsaidofSarah his wife, She is my sister: and AbimelechkingofGerarsent, and tookSarah.
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But Godcame to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
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But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteousnation?
5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, evenshe herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
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And Godsaid unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
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Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surelydie, thou, and all that are thine.
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Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were soreafraid.
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Then AbimelechcalledAbraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a greatsin? thou hast donedeeds unto me that ought not to be done.
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And Abimelechsaid unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
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And Abrahamsaid, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
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And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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And it came to pass, when God 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, say of me, He is my brother.
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And Abimelechtooksheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
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And Abimelechsaid, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseththee.
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And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
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So Abrahamprayed unto God: and GodhealedAbimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
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For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.