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


In Context

1 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar,

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

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman."

4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent 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 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 American Standard 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 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.