Genesis 20:10
“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?”
Genesis 20:10 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And again he expostulated with him, and said, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
- DARBYDarby
- And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Abimelech continued, "What were you thinking when you did this?"
Context: Genesis 20
8Therefore 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.
9Then 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.
10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11And 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.
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.
About Genesis 20: Abraham and Sarah's Deception
Abraham moves to Gerar and tells everyone that Sarah is his sister, for fear that they will kill him to take her as a wife. King Abimelech takes Sarah but God intervenes and he returns her.
Commentary
Genesis chapter 20 is a fascinating chapter that reveals a lot about the character of Abraham. In this chapter, Abraham is faced with a difficult situation when he travels to Gerar and is forced to lie about his relationship with Sarah. He tells the king of Gerar, Abimelech, that Sarah is his sister instead of his wife. This lie is motivated by fear, as Abraham is afraid that if Abimelech knew Sarah was his wife, he would take her away from him.