Genesis 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 20:9 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 20:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!””

Genesis 20:9 — World English Bible

Genesis 20:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against 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.”

Genesis 20:9 — American Standard Version

Genesis 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, `What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'”

Genesis 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done.”

Genesis 20:9 — Darby Translation

Genesis 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Afterward Abimelech called Abraham, and said vnto him, What hast thou done vnto vs? and what haue I offeded thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdome this great sinne? thou hast done things vnto me that ought not to be done.”

Genesis 20:9 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 20:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Abimelech called Abraham, and he said to him, "What have you done to us? And what have I sinned against you, that you have brought a great sin upon me and upon my kingdom—deeds which should not be done?"”

Genesis 20:9 — The Living Sword

Genesis 20:9 in Context — Genesis 20

7 Maintenant, rends la femme de cet homme; car il est prophète, il priera pour toi, et tu vivras. Mais, si tu ne la rends pas, sache que tu mourras, toi et tout ce qui t’appartient.

8 Abimélec se leva de bon matin, il appela tous ses serviteurs, et leur rapporta toutes ces choses; et ces gens furent saisis d’une grande frayeur.

9 Abimélec appela aussi Abraham, et lui dit: Qu’est-ce que tu nous as fait? Et en quoi t’ai-je offensé, que tu aies fait venir sur moi et sur mon royaume un si grand péché? Tu as commis à mon égard des actes qui ne doivent pas se commettre.

10 Et Abimélec dit à Abraham: Quelle intention avais-tu pour agir de la sorte?

11 Abraham répondit: Je me disais qu’il n’y avait sans doute aucune crainte de Dieu dans ce pays, et que l’on me tuerait à cause de ma femme.

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What Does Genesis 20:9 Mean?

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