Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? New Living Translation But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? English Standard Version Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, “Lord, will you kill an innocent people? Berean Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? King James Bible But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? New King James Version But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? New American Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You kill a nation, even though blameless? NASB 1995 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless? NASB 1977 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, wilt Thou slay a nation, even though blameless? Legacy Standard Bible (Now Abimelech had not come near her.) Then he said, “Lord, will You kill a nation, even though righteous? Amplified Bible Now Abimelech had not yet come near her; so he said, “Lord, will you kill a people who are righteous and innocent and blameless [regarding Sarah]? Christian Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent? Holman Christian Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? American Standard Version Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? English Revised Version Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? GOD'S WORD® Translation Abimelech hadn't come near her, so he asked, "Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it's innocent? Good News Translation But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, "Lord, I am innocent! Would you destroy me and my people? International Standard Version Now Abimelech had not yet come near her, so he asked, "LORD, will you destroy an innocent nation? Majority Standard Bible Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, ?Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? NET Bible Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation? New Heart English Bible Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? Webster's Bible Translation But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou also slay a righteous nation? World English Bible Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Abimelech has not drawn near to her, and he says, “Lord, do you also slay a righteous nation? Young's Literal Translation And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay? Smith's Literal Translation And Abimelech came not near to her: and he will say, Lord, wilt thou also slay a just nation? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow Abimelech had not touched her, and he said : Lord, wilt thou slay a nation, that is ignorant and justl Catholic Public Domain Version In truth, Abimelech had not touched her, and so he said: “Lord, would you put to death a people, ignorant and just? New American Bible Abimelech, who had not approached her, said: “O Lord, would you kill an innocent man? New Revised Standard Version Now Abimelech had not approached her; so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent people? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut Abimeleck had not touched her; and he said, O LORD, wilt thou slay an innocent people? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abimelek did not touch her and Abimelek said, “LORD JEHOVAH, do you also kill innocent people? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation? Brenton Septuagint Translation But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly sinning and just nation? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech…3One 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.” 4Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? 5Didn’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.”… Cross References Genesis 12:17 The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai. Genesis 18:25 Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” Genesis 19:29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived. Genesis 26:9-11 Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.” / “What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” / So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.” Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. Exodus 34:7 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Leviticus 18:5 Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD. Numbers 16:22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?” Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. 1 Samuel 24:12 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you. 2 Samuel 24:17 When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.” 1 Kings 8:32 then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness. Job 34:10-12 Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly. / For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences. / Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice. Psalm 7:8-9 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity. / Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds. Psalm 19:12-13 Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults. / Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression. Treasury of Scripture But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, will you slay also a righteous nation? had. Genesis 20:6,18 And 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… wilt. Genesis 20:17,18 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children… Genesis 18:23-25 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? … Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Blameless Death Destroy Drawn Innocent Kill Nation Righteous Slay Upright WiltJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Blameless Death Destroy Drawn Innocent Kill Nation Righteous Slay Upright WiltGenesis 20 1. Abraham sojourns at Gerar.2. Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech. 3. Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream. 9. He rebukes Abraham. 14. Restores Sarah; 16. and reproves her. 17. Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer. Now Abimelech The name "Abimelech" is of Hebrew origin, meaning "my father is king." This title was often used for Philistine kings, similar to "Pharaoh" in Egypt. Abimelech's role in this narrative highlights the interaction between God's chosen people and the surrounding nations. Historically, this reflects the complex relationships and treaties that existed in the ancient Near East, where kings like Abimelech would have been aware of the power and presence of the God of Israel. had not gone near her so he said Lord will You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (wa·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name had not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no gone near her, קָרַ֖ב (qā·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach so he replied, וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Lord, אֲדֹנָ֕י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord would You destroy תַּהֲרֹֽג׃ (ta·hă·rōḡ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent a nation הֲג֥וֹי (hă·ḡō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts even though גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and it is innocent? צַדִּ֖יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous Links Genesis 20:4 NIVGenesis 20:4 NLT Genesis 20:4 ESV Genesis 20:4 NASB Genesis 20:4 KJV Genesis 20:4 BibleApps.com Genesis 20:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 20:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 20:4 French Bible Genesis 20:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 20:4 Now Abimelech had not come near her (Gen. 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