Genesis 20

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

Abraham left that place, heading south. He made his home between Kadesh and Shur, and lived for a while in Gerar.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Abraham, with a heavy heart, referred to his beloved Sarah as his sister. This led to Abimelech, the king of Gerar, mistakenly taking Sarah away.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

In the silence of the night, God visited Abimelech's dream. He warned him, "You are as good as dead, Abimelech, because of the woman you've taken, for she is another man's wife."

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

Abimelech hadn't touched her. In distress, he asked God, "Would you destroy even a good and innocent nation?"

Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

Didn't he tell me, 'She's my sister'? And didn't she also say, 'He's my brother'? I did this with a pure heart and clean hands.

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

In a dream, God spoke to him, "Yes, I know you acted with pure intentions. I even prevented you from sinning against me, which is why I didn't let you harm her."

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.

Give the man back his wife now. He's a prophet who will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't, be sure of this: you will surely die, you and everyone who belongs to you.

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.

Abimelech woke up at dawn, urgently gathering his servants. He shared the alarming news with them, which left them trembling with fear.

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.

Abimelech, deeply upset, confronted Abraham, "What have you done to us? What wrong have I done you, that you've brought such great guilt on my kingdom and me? You've done things to me that should never have been done."

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Abimelech, with a puzzled expression, asked Abraham, "What did you see that made you do this?"

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.

Abraham confessed, "I feared this place lacked reverence for God, and they might kill me to take my wife."

And 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.

Despite it all, she is my sister, born of the same father but not the same mother. And in time, she became my beloved wife.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

When God led me away from my father's home, I asked her, in her kindness, to call me her brother wherever we went.

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

Abimelech, filled with remorse, gifted Abraham with sheep, oxen, and servants. Most importantly, he returned Sarah, Abraham's beloved wife, back to him.

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

Abimelech warmly offered, "Look, my land is yours too. Feel free to stay wherever your heart finds peace."

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

He told Sarah, "See, I've given your brother a thousand silver coins. This clears you in the eyes of everyone with you, and of all others too." So she was fully vindicated.

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

Abraham, with a heart full of faith, pleaded to God for Abimelech. God, in His mercy, healed Abimelech, his wife, and their maids, blessing them with the joy of children.

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

Because of Sarah, Abraham's wife, God had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household.