2and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.


In Context

1 And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;

2 and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.

3 And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Lo, thou art a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken — and she married to a husband.'

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

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:2and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

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 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.