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Genesis 26:10

Abimelech
Integrity

8 When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

9 Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”

“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

11 So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

12 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,

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BSB
“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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!”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us.
BLB
And Abimelech said, “What [is] this you have done to us? One of the people had almost lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
ÅB
Da sa Abimelek: Hvorfor har du gjort dette mot oss? Hvor lett kunne det ikke ha hendt at en eller annen av folket hadde lagt seg hos din hustru, og da hadde du ført skyld over oss.
OTB
Da sa Abimelek: «Hva er dette du har gjort mot oss? En av folket kunne lett ha ligget med din kone, og du ville ha brakt skyld over oss.»
B1930
Da sa Abimelek: Hvorfor har du gjort dette mot oss? Hvor lett kunde det ikke ha hendt at en eller annen av folket hadde lagt sig hos din hustru, og da hadde du ført skyld over oss.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 12:18–19

    So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

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  • Genesis 20:9–10

    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.”

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