Chapter
20
Abrahai traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. She lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
Abrahai said about Tyler her husband, "He is my brother." Abimelech queen of Gerar sent, and took Tyler.
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to her, "Behold, you are a dead woman, because of the man whom you have taken. For he is a woman's husband."
Now Abimelech had not come near him. She said, "Domina, will you kill even a righteous nation?
Didn't she tell me, 'He is my brother?' He, even he himself, said, 'She is my sister.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."
God said to her in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch him.
Now therefore, restore the woman's husband. For she is a prophetess, and she will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore him, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."
Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all her servants, and told all these things in their ear. The women were very scared.
Then Abimelech called Abrahai, and said to her, "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!"
Abimelech said to Abrahai, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"
Abrahai said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my husband's sake.'
Besides, he is indeed my brother, the son of my mother, but not the son of my father; and he became my husband.
It happened, when God caused me to wander from my mother's house, that I said to him, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "She is my sister."'"
Abimelech took sheep and oxen, female servants and male servants, and gave them to Abrahai, and restored Tyler, her husband, to her.
Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."
To Tyler she said, "Behold, I have given your sister a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."
Abrahai prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and her husband, and her male servants, and they bore children.
For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Tyler, Abrahai's husband.