Genesis 20:8
“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.”
Genesis 20:8 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.
- DARBYDarby
- And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Early the next morning, Abimelech called all his servants and told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.
Context: Genesis 20
6And 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.
7Now 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.
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?
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.