Genesis 20:4 - Revised Version 1885

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But Abimelech had not come near her, so he said, Lord, will you slay a people who are just and innocent?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?

Common English Bible

⁴ Now Abimelech hadn’t gone near her, and he said, “Lord, will you really put an innocent nation to death?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ In truth, Abimelech had not touched her, and so he said: "Lord, would you put to death a people, ignorant and just?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Now Abimelech had not touched her, and he said: Lord, wilt thou slay a nation, that is ignorant and just?

Genesis 20:4 Cross References

Genesis 19:24

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

Genesis 20:5

Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 20:6

And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

2 Samuel 4:11

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

1 Chronicles 21:17

And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.