Genesis 20:10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, "What was your reason for doing this?"

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New International Version
And Abimelek asked Abraham, "What was your reason for doing this?"

New American Standard Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?"

King James Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abimelech also said to Abraham, "What did you intend when you did this thing?"

International Standard Version
Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What could you have been thinking when you did this?"

American Standard Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And again he expostulated with him, and said, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?

Darby Bible Translation
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?

Young's Literal Translation
Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'

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Context

Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech

1And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man, for the woman which you have taken; for she is a man's wife. 4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, will you slay also a righteous nation? 5Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this. 6And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart; for I also withheld you from sinning against me: therefore suffered I you not to touch her. 7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live: and if you restore her not, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours. 8Therefore 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. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? and what have I offended 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. 10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What saw you, that you have done this thing? 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you shall show to me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: dwell where it pleases you. 16And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore children. 18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Cross References

Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that you have done to me? why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? and what have I offended 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 20:11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Treasury of Scripture

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What saw you, that you have done this thing?

Genesis 20:9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done."

Genesis 20:11 Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Strong's Concordance

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Topical Bible

Abimelech Abim'elech Encountered Hast Reason Sawest Thinking

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