Genesis 26:10
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."
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? one of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
The fayde Abimelech: whi hast thou done this vnto vs? one of ye people myght lightely haue lyne by thy wife and so shuldest thou haue broughte synne vpon vs
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Abimelech saide: Why hast thou then done this vnto vs? It coude lightly haue come to passe, that some of the people might haue lyen with thy wyfe, and so haddest thou brought synne vpo vs.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people had almost lien by thy wife, so shouldest thou haue brought sinne vpon vs.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Abimelech said: why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people myght lyghtly haue lyne by thy wyfe, and so shouldest thou haue brought sinne vpon vs.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Abimelech saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to us? as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us guilt;'
American Standard Version (1901)
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.
World English Bible (2000)
Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then Abimelech exclaimed,“What in the world have you done to us? One of the men nearly took your wife to bed, and you would have brought guilt on us!”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 12:18-19 : 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?" 19 "Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go."
- Gen 20:9-9 : 9 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.' 10 And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'
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11So Abimelech gave orders to all the people: "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."
- Gen 20:2-1312 verses86%
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.
9Then 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.'
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.'
12Besides, she really is my sister—the daughter of my father though not of my mother—and she became my wife.
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.’”
- Gen 26:6-94 verses85%
6So Isaac settled in Gerar.
7When the people of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
8After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah, his wife.
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."
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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.'
- Gen 12:18-192 verses78%
18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?"
19"Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go."
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15And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'
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26Meanwhile, Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army.
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22At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'
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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.
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16Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us, for you have become much mightier than we are."
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29Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart by themselves?'
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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?"