But Abimelech had not yet come nye her, and therefore said:
Lord {lorde} wilt thou slay righteous people? said not he unto me,
that she was his sister? yea and said not she herself that he was
her brother? with a pure heart and innocent hands have I done
this. And God said unto him in a dream. I wot it well that thou
didst it in the pureness of thy heart: And therefore I kept thee
that thou shouldest not sin against me, neither suffered I thee to
come nigh her. Now therefore deliver the man his wife again, for
he is a prophet. And let him pray for thee that thou mayst live.
But and if thou deliver her not again, be sure that thou shalt die
the death, with all that thou hast. Then Abimelech rose up be
times in the morning and called all his servants, and told all
these things in their ears, and the men were sore afraid. And
Abimelech called Abraham and said unto him: What hast thou done
unto us, and what have I offended thee, that thou shouldest bring
on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? thou hast done deeds unto
me that ought not to be done. And Abimelech said moreover unto
Abraham: What sawest thou that moved thee to do this thing? And
Abraham answered. I thought that peradventure the fear of God was
not in this place, and that they should slay me for my wife's
sake: yet in very deed she is my sister, the daughter of my
father, but not of my mother: and became my wife.
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