Genesis 20:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? and what wrong have I done to you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that should not be done.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Abimelech called Abraham and sayde vnto him: What hast thou done vnto vs and what haue I offended the that thou shuldest brynge on me and on my kyngdome so greate a synne? thou hast done dedes vnto me that ought not to be done.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and Abimelech called Abraham, and sayde vnto him: Wherfore hast thou done this vnto vs? And what haue I offended ye, that thou shuldest brynge on me and on my kyngdome so greate a synne? Thou hast not dealt with vs, as a man shulde deale.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Afterward Abimelech called Abraham, and said vnto him, What hast thou done vnto vs? and what haue I offeded thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdome this great sinne? thou hast done things vnto me that ought not to be done.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, & sayde vnto hym: What hast thou done vnto vs? & what haue I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me & on my kingdome so great a sinne? thou hast done deedes vnto me that ought not to be done.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, `What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him,“What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 12:18 : 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?"
  • Gen 26:10 : 10 Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."
  • Gen 34:7 : 7 Now Jacob's sons had come in from the fields when they heard, and the men were grieved and very angry, because this outrageous act had been done in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter—something that should not be done.
  • Gen 39:9 : 9 "No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"
  • Exod 32:21 : 21 Then Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you that you led them into such a great sin?"
  • Exod 32:35 : 35 Then the LORD struck the people with a plague, because of what they had done with the calf Aaron had made.
  • Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
  • Josh 7:25 : 25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.
  • 1 Sam 26:18-19 : 18 And he added, "Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong is in my hand? 19 Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have driven me out today to prevent me from having a share in the LORD's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'
  • 2 Sam 12:5 : 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
  • 2 Sam 12:10-11 : 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 11 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, I am going to bring disaster upon you from within your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone close to you, who will sleep with them in broad daylight.
  • 2 Sam 13:12 : 12 She answered him, 'No, my brother! Don’t force me. Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don’t do this outrageous thing.'
  • Prov 28:10 : 10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
  • Rom 2:11 : 11 For God shows no partiality.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 They must be silenced because they are upsetting whole households by teaching things they should not for the sake of dishonest gain.
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
  • Gen 38:24 : 24 About three months later, Judah was told, 'Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant as a result.' Judah said, 'Bring her out and let her be burned!'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 20:10-11
    2 verses
    91%

    10And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

    11Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

  • Gen 26:9-11
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    86%

    9So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "Surely, she is your wife. Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac replied, "Because I thought I might be killed on account of her."

    10Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

    11So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."

  • Gen 20:2-8
    7 verses
    82%

    2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

    3But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, 'You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.'

    4Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'

    5'Did he not say to me,

    6Then God said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, so I also kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.'

    7Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.'

    8Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.

  • Gen 21:25-27
    3 verses
    80%

    25Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

    26But Abimelech said, 'I do not know who did this. You did not tell me, and I have only heard about it today.'

    27So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

  • Gen 12:18
    78%

    18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?"

  • Gen 20:13-15
    3 verses
    78%

    13And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”

    14Then Abimelech brought sheep, cattle, male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah, his wife, to him.

    15And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'

  • Gen 21:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'

    23Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.

  • Gen 20:17-18
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    75%

    17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.

    18For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • Gen 21:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart by themselves?'

    30He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'

  • Judg 9:56
    72%

    56Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.

  • Judg 9:48
    71%

    48he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. There, Abimelech took an axe, cut off a branch from a tree, lifted it onto his shoulder, and said to his men, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise."

  • Gen 26:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Meanwhile, Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army.

    27Isaac asked them, "Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?"

  • Judg 9:16
    70%

    16Now, if you acted faithfully and sincerely in making Abimelech king, and if you have treated Jerubbaal and his family well, and if you have repaid him in accordance with what he did for you—

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
    70%

    9But Obadiah said, "What have I done wrong that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be killed?"