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Genesis 20 – King James Version (KJV)

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Abraham's Treachery

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Gen 20:1 - And^H5265^➔ Abraham^H85 journeyed^➔^H5265 from thence^H8033 toward^H776^➔ the south^H5045 country,^➔^H776 and dwelled^H3427 between^H996 Kadesh^H6946 and^H996 Shur,^H7793 and sojourned^H1481 in Gerar.^H1642

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Gen 20:2 - And^H559^➔ Abraham^H85 said^➔^H559 of^H413 Sarah^H8283 his wife,^H802 She^H1931 is my sister:^H269 and^H7971^➔ Abimelech^H40 king^H4428 of Gerar^H1642 sent,^➔^H7971 and took^H3947 Sarah.^H8283

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Gen 20:3 - But^H935^➔ God^H430 came^➔^H935 to^H413 Abimelech^H40 in a dream^H2472 by night,^H3915 and said^H559 to him, Behold, thou^H2009 art but a dead man,^H4191 for^H5921 the woman^H802 which^H834 thou hast taken;^H3947 for she^H1931 is a man's^H1167 wife.^H1166

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Gen 20:4 - But Abimelech^H40 had^H7126^➔ not^H3808 come near^➔^H7126 her:^H413 and he said,^H559 Lord,^H136 wilt thou slay^H2026 also^H1571 a righteous^H6662 nation?^H1471

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Gen 20:5 - Said^H559 he^H1931 not^H3808 unto me,^H589 She^H1931 is my sister?^H269 and she,^H1931 even^H1571 she^H559^➔ herself^H1931 said,^➔^H559 He^H1931 is my brother:^H251 in the integrity^H8537 of my heart^H3824 and innocency^H5356 of my hands^H3709 have I done^H6213 this.^H2063

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Gen 20:6 - And^H559^➔ God^H430 said^➔^H559 unto him^H413 in a dream,^H2472 Yea,^H1571 I^H595 know^H3045 that^H3588 thou didst^H6213 this^H2063 in the integrity^H8537 of thy heart;^H3824 for^H2820^➔ I^H595 also^H1571 withheld^➔^H2820 thee^H853 from sinning^H2398 against me:^H589 therefore^H5921^H3651 suffered I thee^H5414 not^H3808 to touch^H5060 her.^H413

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Gen 20:7 - Now therefore^H6258 restore^H7725 the man^H376 his wife;^H802 for^H3588 he^H1931 is a prophet,^H5030 and he shall pray^H6419 for thee,^H1157 and thou shalt live:^H2421 and if^H518 thou^H369^➔ restore^H7725 her not,^➔^H369 know thou^H3045 that^H3588 thou shalt^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 die,^➔^H4191 thou,^H859 and all^H3605 that^H834 are thine.

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Gen 20:8 - Therefore^H7925^➔ Abimelech^H40 rose early^➔^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 and called^H7121 all^H3605 his servants,^H5650 and told^H1696 all^H3605 these^H428 things^H1697 in their ears:^H241 and^H3372^➔ the men^H376 were^➔^H3372^➔ sore^H3966 afraid.^➔^H3372

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Gen 20:9 - Then^H7121^➔ Abimelech^H40 called^➔^H7121 Abraham,^H85 and said^H559 unto him, What^H4100 hast thou done^H6213 unto us? and what^H4100 have I offended^H2398 thee, that^H3588 thou hast brought^H935 on me^H5921 and on^H5921 my kingdom^H4467 a^H2401^➔ great^H1419 sin?^➔^H2401 thou hast done^H6213 deeds^H4639 unto me^H5978 that^H834 ought^H6213^➔ not^H3808 to be done.^➔^H6213

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Gen 20:10 - And^H559^➔ Abimelech^H40 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Abraham,^H85 What^H4100 sawest thou,^H7200 that^H3588 thou hast done^H6213 this^H2088 thing?^H1697

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Gen 20:11 - And^H559^➔ Abraham^H85 said,^➔^H559 Because^H3588 I thought,^H559 Surely^H7535 the fear^H3374 of God^H430 is not^H369 in^H4725^➔ this^H2088 place;^➔^H4725 and they will slay me^H2026 for^H5921 my wife's^H802 sake.^H1697

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Gen 20:12 - And yet^H1571 indeed^H546 she is my sister;^H269 she^H1931 is the daughter^H1323 of my father,^H1 but^H389 not^H3808 the daughter^H1323 of my mother;^H517 and she became^H1961 my^H589 wife.^H802

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Gen 20:13 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H834 God^H430 caused^H8582^➔ me^H853 to wander^➔^H8582 from^H1004^➔ my father's^H1 house,^➔^H1004 that I said^H559 unto her, This^H2088 is thy kindness^H2617 which^H834 thou shalt shew^H6213 unto me;^H5978 at^H413 every^H3605 place^H4725 whither^H834 we shall come,^H935 say^H559 of me,^H589 He^H1931 is my brother.^H251

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Gen 20:14 - And^H3947^➔ Abimelech^H40 took^➔^H3947 sheep,^H6629 and oxen,^H1241 and menservants,^H5650 and womenservants,^H8198 and gave^H5414 them unto Abraham,^H85 and restored^H7725 him Sarah^H8283 his wife.^H802

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Gen 20:15 - And^H559^➔ Abimelech^H40 said,^➔^H559 Behold,^H2009 my land^H776 is before thee:^H6440 dwell^H3427 where it pleaseth^H2896^➔ thee.^➔^H2896^H5869

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Gen 20:16 - And unto Sarah^H8283 he said,^H559 Behold,^H2009 I have given^H5414 thy brother^H251 a thousand^H505 pieces of silver:^H3701 behold,^H2009 he^H1931 is to thee a covering^H3682 of the eyes,^H5869 unto all^H3605 that^H834 are with thee,^H854 and with^H853 all^H3605 other: thus she was reproved.^H3198

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Gen 20:17 - So^H6419^➔ Abraham^H85 prayed^➔^H6419 unto^H413 God:^H430 and^H7495^➔ God^H430 healed^➔^H7495 Abimelech,^H40 and^H853 his wife,^H802 and his maidservants;^H519 and they bare^H3205 children.

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Gen 20:18 - For^H3588 the LORD^H3068 had^H6113^➔ fast^H6113 closed up^➔^H6113 all^H3605 the wombs^H7358 of the house^H1004 of Abimelech,^H40 because^H5921^H1697 of Sarah^H8283 Abraham's^H85 wife.^H802

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