Genesis 26:10
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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."
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.
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 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me as a wife: now therefore behold your wife, take her, and go your way.
- Gen 20:9-9 : 9 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. 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
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11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
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2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by 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.
4But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, Lord, will you slay also a righteous nation?
5Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this.
6And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart; for I also kept you from sinning against me: therefore I did not let you touch her.
7Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live: and if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that belong to you.
8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were very afraid.
9Then 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.
10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?
11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you shall show unto me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
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6And Isaac lived in Gerar:
7And the men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, he said, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
8And it happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife.
9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, certainly she is your wife: and how did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
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25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
26And Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, nor did I hear of it until today.
- Gen 12:18-192 verses78%
18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
19Why did you say, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me as a wife: now therefore behold your wife, take her, and go your way.
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15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: live where it pleases you.
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26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
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22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.
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17So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants; and they bore children.
18For the LORD had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
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16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for you are much mightier than we.
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29And Abimelech said to Abraham, What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
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9There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?