{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/genesis/20","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T23:20:14.981Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":20,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":19,"nextChapter":21,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Now therefore restore the man's 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."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And 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."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and menservants and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou art righted."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 20 (ERV)","markdown":"[Genesis 20](https://primebible.com/erv/genesis/20)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/genesis/20 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}