Genesis 20:2

20:2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.

Genesis 20:7

20:7 But now give back the man’s wife. Indeed ¹  he is a prophet ²  and he will pray for you; thus you will live. ³  But if you don’t give her back, ⁴  know that you will surely die ⁵  along with all who belong to you.”

Genesis 12:19-20

12:19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her ⁶  to be my wife? ⁷  Here is your wife! ⁸  Take her and go!” ⁹  12:20 Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, ¹⁰  and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.

[20:7]  ¹ tn Or “for,” if the particle is understood as causal (as many English translations do) rather than asseverative.

[20:7]  ² sn For a discussion of the term prophet see N. Walker, “What is a Nabhi?” ZAW 73 (1961): 99-100.

[20:7]  ³ tn After the preceding jussive (or imperfect), the imperative with vav conjunctive here indicates result.

[20:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “if there is not you returning.” The suffix on the particle becomes the subject of the negated clause.

[20:7]  ⁵ tn The imperfect is preceded by the infinitive absolute to make the warning emphatic.

[12:19]  ⁶ tn The preterite with vav (ו) consecutive here expresses consequence.

[12:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “to me for a wife.”

[12:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “Look, your wife!”

[12:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “take and go.”

[12:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.