Genesis 20:3-5

New International Version

³But God came to Abimelek^(A) in a dream^(B) one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead^(C) because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”^(D)

⁴Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?^(E) ⁵Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,^(F)’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience^(G) and clean hands.^(H)”

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Genesis 20:3-5

New King James Version

³But ^(A)God came to Abimelech ^(B)in a dream by night, and said to him, ^(C)“Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is ^[a]a man’s wife.”

⁴But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, ^(D)will You slay a righteous nation also? ⁵Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ ^(E)In the ^[b]integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”

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Footnotes

Genesis 20:3 Lit. married to a husband
Genesis 20:5 innocence

Genesis 20:3-5

English Standard Version

³^(A)But God came to Abimelech ^(B)in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.” ⁴Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, ^(C)“Lord, will you kill an innocent people? ⁵Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”