10And Abimelech asked Abraham, "What was your reason for doing this?"


In Context

7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all yours will die."

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

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham in and said, "What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done."

10 And Abimelech asked Abraham, "What was your reason for doing this?"

11 Abraham replied, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.

Genesis 20:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And again he expostulated with him, and said, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10Abimelech said to Abraham, |What did you see, that you have done this thing?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What saw you, that you have done this thing?