{"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/ylt/genesis/20","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:46:30.400Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":20,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":19,"nextChapter":21,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Lo, thou art a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken — and she married to a husband.'"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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.'"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And God saith unto him in the dream, 'Yea, I — I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her;"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"and now send back the man's wife, for he is inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.'"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, 'What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Abraham saith, 'Because I said, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This is thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He is my brother.'"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and Abimelech saith, 'Lo, my land is before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 20 (YLT)","markdown":"[Genesis 20](https://primebible.com/ylt/genesis/20)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/genesis/20 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}