Avraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev and settled between Qadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

Avraham said about Sarah, his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Avimelekh, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Elohim came to Avimelekh in a dream by night and said to him, 'Look, you are about to die because of the woman whom you have taken, and she is a married woman.'

But Avimelekh had not come near her, and he said, 'Adonai, would you strike down even an innocent nation?'

Did he not himself tell me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself also said, 'He is my brother.' With an innocent heart and clean hands I did this.'

Elohim said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know that with an innocent heart you did this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.'

Now then, return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will surely die, you and all who belong to you.'

Avimelekh got up early in the morning and called all his servants, and told them all these words in their hearing, and the men were very afraid.

Avimelekh then called Avraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? And what have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Deeds that should not be done you have done with me.'

Avimelekh said to Avraham, 'What did you see that you did this thing?'

Avraham said, 'Because I thought, surely there is no fear of Elohim in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

And also, indeed, she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.

And it came to pass, when Elohim caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is the kindness you will show me: wherever we go, say about me, 'He is my brother.''

Avimelekh took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Avraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him.

Avimelekh said, 'Look, my land is before you; settle wherever it pleases you.'

And to Sarah he said, 'Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother. It is a covering for your eyes for all who are with you, and for all; and you are vindicated.'

Avraham prayed to Elohim, and Elohim healed Avimelekh, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

For יהוה had completely closed up every womb in the household of Avimelekh because of Sarah, Avraham's wife.