{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Genesis",
 "chapter": 20,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "But 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?"
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Said 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Now 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "Therefore 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Then 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?"
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "And 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "And 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "And 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "And 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."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}