KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 20:5
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
WEB World English Bible
Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this.”
ASV American Standard Version
Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
hath not he 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 innocency of my hands, I have done this.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 20
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.
6 And God said 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.
7 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 surely die, thou, and all that [are] thine.
8 Therefore 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הֲלֹ֨אH3808 · lonotה֤וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itאָֽמַר־H559 · a.marto sayלִי֙H9030 · nimeאֲחֹ֣תִיH269 · a.chotsisterהִ֔ואH1931 · huhe/she/itוְהִֽיא־H1931 · huhe/she/itגַם־H1571 · gamalsoהִ֥ואH1931 · huhe/she/itאָֽמְרָ֖הH559 · a.marto sayאָחִ֣יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingה֑וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבְּתָם־H8537 · tomintegrityלְבָבִ֛יH3824 · le.vavheartוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןH5356 · niq.qa.voninnocenceכַּפַּ֖יH3709 · kaphpalmעָשִׂ֥יתִיH6213 · a.sahto make: doזֹֽאת׃H2063 · zotthis
Cross-references
1 Kings 9:4And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, [and] wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:Psalm 7:8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity [that is] in me.2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.1 Timothy 1:13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.1 Thessalonians 2:10Ye [are] witnesses, and God [also], how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:Psalm 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.Daniel 6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.Proverbs 20:7The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.Joshua 22:22The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if [it be] in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)Psalm 73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency.Psalm 78:72So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.Psalm 24:4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.Job 33:9I am clean without transgression, I [am] innocent; neither [is there] iniquity in me.1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.Psalm 26:6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:2 Kings 20:3I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
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