4But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?


In Context

1 And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.

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

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

4 But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?

5 Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.

6 And God said to him in a dream, I also knew that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart, and I, too, have withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore have I not suffered thee to touch her.

Genesis 20:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said : Lord, wilt thou slay a nation, that is ignorant and justl

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou also slay a righteous nation?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:4Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, |Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:4And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, will you slay also a righteous nation?