Genesis 20:10
8 Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
11 Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
- KJV
- And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
- WEB
- Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
- ASV
- And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
- DARBY
- And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?
- BLB
- And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
- ÅB
- Og Abimelek sa videre til Abraham: Hva mente du med å gjøre dette?
- OTB
- Og Abimelek spurte Abraham: «Hva fikk deg til å gjøre dette?»
- B1930
- Og Abimelek sa videre til Abraham: Hvad mente du med å gjøre dette?