Genesis 20
- 1And Abraham traveled from there toward the south country, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
- 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, You are but a dead man, for the woman who you have taken, for she is a man's wife.
- 4But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, will you kill also a righteous nation?
- 5Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
- 6And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart, for I also kept back you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.
- 7Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live. And if you do not restore her, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.
- 8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears. And the men were terrified.
- 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? And what have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.
- 10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
- 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will kill me for my wife's sake.
- 12And yet indeed she is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
- 13When God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, This is your kindness which you shall show to me. At every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
- 14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and male servants, and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
- 15And Abimelech said, My land is before you. Live where it pleases you.
- 16And to Sarah he said, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. He is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all other. So she was cleared of all blame.
- 17So Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
- 18For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 20 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
GIGAKJVAnd Abraham traveled from there toward the south country, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
KJVAnd Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
GIGAKJVAnd Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
KJVBut God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
GIGAKJVBut God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, You are but a dead man, for the woman who you have taken, for she is a man's wife.
KJVBut Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
GIGAKJVBut Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, will you kill also a righteous nation?
KJVSaid he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
GIGAKJVDid he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
KJVAnd God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
GIGAKJVAnd God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart, for I also kept back you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.
KJVNow therefore restore the man his 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.
GIGAKJVNow therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live. And if you do not restore her, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.
KJVTherefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
GIGAKJVTherefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears. And the men were terrified.
KJVThen Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended 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.
GIGAKJVThen Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? And what have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.
KJVAnd Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
GIGAKJVAnd Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will kill me for my wife's sake.
KJVAnd yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
GIGAKJVAnd yet indeed she is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
KJVAnd 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 shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
GIGAKJVWhen God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, This is your kindness which you shall show to me. At every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
KJVAnd Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
GIGAKJVAnd Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and male servants, and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
KJVAnd Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
GIGAKJVAnd Abimelech said, My land is before you. Live where it pleases you.
KJVAnd unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
GIGAKJVAnd to Sarah he said, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. He is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all other. So she was cleared of all blame.
KJVSo Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
GIGAKJVSo Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
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