Genesis 20:4
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
In context
2 Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
3 One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
5 Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
6 Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
Genesis 20:4 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
- KJV King James Version
- But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
- WEB World English Bible
- Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?
- DBY Darby Translation
- But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?
- WBS Webster Bible
- But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou also slay a righteous nation?