Genesis 20:4

4 Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?

Genesis 20:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
ESV
4 Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, "Lord, will you kill an innocent people?
NLT
4 But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?
MSG
4 Now Abimelech had not yet slept with her, hadn't so much as touched her. He said, "Master, would you kill an innocent man?
CSB
4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, "Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

Genesis 20:4 In-Context

2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
3 But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”
4 Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?
5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”
6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 18:25
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