2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.


In Context

1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

3 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 whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife.

4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

Genesis 20:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:2and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And he said of Sara his wife: She is my sister. So Abimelech the king of Oerara sent, and took her.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, |She is my sister.| Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.