Genesis 20:4

But Abimelech had not come near her; so he said, Lord, will you slay an innocent people?

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But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

In Context

3But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night and said to him, “You will die, because of the woman you have taken, for she is married.

5Did Abraham not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister?’ And even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I acted innocently and in good faith.”

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Cross References

Genesis 18:23Abraham drew near to the Lord and said, “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Genesis 20:6Then God said to him in the dream, “I know that you acted innocently and in good faith, and I also prevented you from sinning against me, since I did not allow you to touch her.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:4-8

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord , wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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