World English Bible
Genesis 20:2
“Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
Verse in context — Genesis 20
1
Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
2
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife.
4
Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
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