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Genesis 20:7-13 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

8. And 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.

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

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

11. And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

12. And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

13. and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

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