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Genesis 20:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Abimelech then called in Abraham and said: Look what you've done to us! What have I ever done to you? Why did you make me and my nation guilty of such a terrible sin?

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Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, “What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?

What were you thinking when you did this?

Early the next morning Abimelech sent for his officials, and when he told them what had happened, they were frightened.

“Don't you know what you've done?” Abimelech exclaimed. “If someone had slept with her, you would have made our whole nation guilty!”

The next morning Jacob found out that he had married Leah, and he asked Laban, “Why did you do this to me? Didn't I work to get Rachel? Why did you trick me?”

just as Jacob's sons were coming in from work. When they learnt that their sister had been raped, they became furiously angry. Nothing is more disgraceful than rape, and it should not be tolerated in Israel.

About three months later someone told Judah, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has behaved like a prostitute, and now she's pregnant!” “Drag her out of town and burn her to death!” Judah shouted.

No one in my master's house is more important than I am. The only thing he hasn't given me is you, and that's because you are his wife. I won't sin against God by doing such a terrible thing as this.”

David was furious with the rich man and said to Nathan, “I swear by the living LORD that the man who did this deserves to die!

She answered, “No! Please don't force me! This sort of thing isn't done in Israel. It's too disgusting!

Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to harm you? Why did you make them sin in this terrible way?”

So the LORD punished the people of Israel with a terrible disease for talking Aaron into making the gold idol.

By leading good people to sin, you dig a pit for yourself, but all who live right will have a bright future.

If any of you men have sex with another man's wife, both you and the woman will be put to death.

God doesn't have any favourites!

But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not.

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

Joshua said, “Achan, you caused us a lot of trouble. Now the LORD is paying you back with the same kind of trouble.” The people of Israel then stoned to death Achan and his family. They made a fire and burnt the bodies, together with what Achan had stolen, and all his possessions.




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