Genesis 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 20:9 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 20:9 WEB — 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!””
Genesis 20:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 20:9 ASV — 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. ”
Genesis 20:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Genesis 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done. ”
Genesis 20:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Genesis 20:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 20:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abimelech called Abraham, and he said to him, "What have you done to us? And what have I sinned against you, that you have brought a great sin upon me and upon my kingdom—deeds which should not be done?"”
Genesis 20:9 — The Living Sword
Genesis 20:9 in Context — Genesis 20
7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
9 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.
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
What Does Genesis 20:9 Mean?
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