Genesis 20 (GOD'S WORD Translation)  View In My Bible 1 Abraham
moved to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he
was living in Gerar, 2 Abraham told everyone that his wife Sarah
was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar sent men to take
Sarah. 3 God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to
him, "You're going to die because of the woman that you've
taken! She's a married woman!" 4 Abimelech hadn't come near her,
so he asked, "Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it's
innocent? 5 Didn't he tell me himself, 'She's my sister,' and
didn't she even say, 'He's my brother'? I did this in all
innocence and with a clear conscience." 6 "Yes, I know that you
did this with a clear conscience," God said to him in the dream.
"In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That's why I
didn't let you touch her. 7 Give the man's wife back to him now,
because he's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live.
But if you don't give her back, you and all who belong to you
are doomed to die." 8 E