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.


In Context

5 Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart, and innocence of my hands have I done this.

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

7 Now therefore restore to the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore her, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.

8 Therefore 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.

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

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

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8And 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.

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 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.