8. Early the next morning Abimelech sent for his officials, and when he told them what had happened, they were frightened.
9. Abimelech then called in Abraham and said:Look what you've done to us! What have I ever done to you? Why did you make me and my nation guilty of such a terrible sin?
10. What were you thinking when you did this?
11. Abraham answered:I did it because I didn't think any of you respected God, and I was sure that someone would kill me to get my wife.
12. Besides, she is my half-sister. We have the same father, but different mothers.