KJV King James Version
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
WEB World English Bible
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, ‘She is my sister;’ and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.
Surrounding context — Genesis 20
1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came 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.
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5 Said he not unto me, She [is] my sister? and she, even she 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאַבְרָהָ֛םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׂרָ֥הH8283 · sa.rahSarahאִשְׁתּ֖וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanאֲחֹ֣תִיH269 · a.chotsisterהִ֑ואH1931 · huhe/she/itוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙H40 · a.vi.me.lekhAbimelechמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingגְּרָ֔רH1642 · ge.rarGerarוַיִּקַּ֖חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שָׂרָֽה׃H8283 · sa.rahSarah
Cross-references
Genesis 12:15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.Genesis 12:11-13And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon:2 Chronicles 32:31Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.Galatians 2:11-12But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Genesis 20:12And 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.Genesis 26:1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;Proverbs 24:16For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.Ecclesiastes 7:20For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.Genesis 26:16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.2 Chronicles 20:37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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