1And at that time Abraham journeyed from the plain of Mamre, and he went to

2And when they entered the land he said to Sarah his wife, Say thou art my

3And as Abraham was dwelling in the land of the Philistines, the servants of

4And the servants of Abimelech Went to Abimelech, saying, A man from the

5And Abimelech heard the words of his servants who praised Sarah to him, and

6And Sarah came to the house of Abimelech, and the king saw that Sarah was

7And he approached her and said to her, What is that man to thee with whom

8And Abimelech said to Sarah, Behold my land is before thee, place thy

9And Abimelech sent for Abraham, and Abraham came to Abimelech.

10And Abimelech said to Abraham, Behold I have given orders that thou shalt

11And Abraham went forth from the king, and the king's present followed him.

12As at evening time, before men lie down to rest, the king was sitting upon

13And he dreamed that an angel of the Lord came to him with a drawn sword in

14And the angel answered and said to Abimelech, Behold thou diest on account

15And on that night there was a great outcry in the land of the Philistines,

16And the angel of the Lord smote the whole land of the Philistines on that

17And every womb was closed, and all their issues, and the hand of the Lord

18And in the morning Abimelech rose with terror and confusion and with a

19And one man standing amongst the servants of the king answered the king,

20And he said concerning his wife, She is my sister, for such is his manner

21And Pharaoh sent and took this woman for a wife and the Lord brought upon

22Now therefore, O sovereign king, know what happened yesternight to the

23Now, therefore, restore this woman to her husband, lest it should befall

24And Abimelech said to them, What is this work you have been doing in

25And Abraham said, Because I thought I should suffer death on account of my

26And Abimelech said to Abraham, Behold the whole land is before thee, dwell

27And Abraham and Sarah, his wife, went forth from the king's presence with

28And all the inhabitants of the land of the Philistines and the king's

29And Abimelech sent for Abraham, saying, Pray now for thy servants to the

30And Abraham prayed on account of Abimelech and his subjects, and the Lord

Chapter 20

Abraham goes to the land of the Philistines, and again tells the