Abraham and Sarah in Gerar

1 And Abraham migrated from there to the southern land, and lived between Petra and Hagra; and he stayed in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah. 3 And the Memra came from the presence of the Lord to Abimelech in a dream of the night,⁠a and said to him, Look, you will die, on account of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a married man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not approached her. And he said, Lord, will You also kill the innocent people? 5 Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she also said, He is my brother. I have done this with an upright heart and innocent hands. 6 And the Lord said to him in a dream, It is also known to Me that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I have also restrained you from sinning before Me; therefore I have not permitted you to approach her. 7 And now return the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you will not return her, know that you shall certainly die, you and all who belong to you.

Abimelech Confronts Abraham

8 And Abimelech arose in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words before them; and the men were very afraid. 9 And Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us, and in what have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that should not be done. 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see that made you do this? 11 And Abraham spoke, Because I said, Perhaps the fear of the Lord is not in this place, and they will kill me on account of my wife. 12 Even so, in truth she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And it was, when the people erred after the works of their hands, the Lord did bring me near to the fear of Himself, from among the house of my father. And I said to her, This is the favor you can do for me; in every place through which we pass, say of me, He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and servants, and female servants, and gave to Abraham, and returned to him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Look, my land is before you: live wherever you please. 16 And to Sarah he said, Look, I have given a thousand seleen of silver to your brother; look, this is a garment of honor for you, in exchange for my sending for you and seeing you and all that is with you; and concerning everything you have said, you have been vindicated. 17 And Abraham prayed before the Lord, and the Lord healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they recovered: 18 for the Lord had shut all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.