World English Bible
"Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?"
— Genesis 20:4, World English Bible
“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”
“Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? ”
“Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said,“Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?”
“Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said: Lord, wilt thou slay a nation that is ignorant and just?”
“Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?”
“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”
Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."
Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."
God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.
Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."