Genesis 20:2
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: And Abimelech King of Gerar sent, and tooke Sarah.”
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Genesis 20:2 Context
1And Abraham iourneyed from thence, toward the South-Countrey, and dwelled betweene Cadesh and Shur, and soiourned in Gerar. 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: And Abimelech King of Gerar sent, and tooke Sarah. 3But God came to Abimelech in a dreame by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken: for shee is a mans wife. 4But Abimelech had not come neere her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
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And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- King James Version
Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister. So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
- Basic English Bible
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
- Darby Bible
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
- Webster's Bible
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- World English Bible
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible