8And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.


In Context

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.

7 And now, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and will pray for thee, that thou mayest live. And if thou do not restore her, know that thou shalt certainly die, thou and all that is thine.

8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.

9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?

Genesis 20:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:8Early the next morning Abimelech summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were greatly afraid.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.