Genesis 20:4
World English Bible (WEB)
Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
In context
2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
5 Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
6 God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.
Genesis 20:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
- KJV King James Version
- But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
- 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?
- 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?