Genesis 20:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 20:8

6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For ^aI also withheld you from sinning ^bagainst Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; ^afor he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, ^bknow that you shall surely die, you ^cand all who are yours.”

8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid.

9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I¹ offended you, ^athat you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me ^bthat ought not to be done.”

10 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?”

11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely ^athe fear of God is not in this place; and ^bthey will kill me on account of my wife.

12 But indeed ^ashe is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

13 And it came to pass, when ^aGod caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, ^bsay of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 20:8

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American Standard Version
And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.

Amplified® Bible
So Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things; and the men were exceedingly filled with reverence {and} fear.

Contemporary English Version
Early the next morning Abimelech sent for his officials, and when he told them what had happened, they were frightened.

Darby English Version
And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid.

Good News Bible
Early the next morning Abimelech called all his officials and told them what had happened, and they were terrified.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.

New International Version
Early the next morning Abimelech summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.

New King James Version
So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men felt greatly frightened.

Revised Standard Version
So Abim'elech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told them all these things; and the men were very much afraid.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

New English Translation
Early in the morning¹ Abimelech summoned² all his servants. When he told them about all these things,³ they⁴ were terrified.

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