Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"
New American Standard Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you
King James Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
Holman 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?"
A Conservative Version
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did thou see, that thou have done this thing?
American Standard Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
Amplified
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered or seen [in us or our customs], that you have done this [unjust] thing?”
Bible in Basic English
And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?
Darby Translation
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this?
Julia Smith Translation
And Abimelech will say to Abraham, What sawest thou that thou didst this thing?
King James 2000
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What was your thinking, that you have done this thing?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, "{What were you thinking} that you did this thing?"
Modern King James verseion
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see that you have done this thing?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abimelech said moreover unto Abraham, "What sawest thou that moved thee to do this thing?"
NET Bible
Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What prompted you to do this thing?"
The Emphasized Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, - What hadst thou seen, that thou shouldst have done this thing?
Webster
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
World English Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"
Youngs Literal Translation
Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'
Themes
Cowardice » Instances of » Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 20:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham And Abimelech
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against 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." 10 Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?" 11 Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'