Genesis 20:10

NETBible

Then Abimelech asked 1  Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?” 2 

NIV ©

And Abimelech asked Abraham, "What was your reason for doing this?"

NASB ©

And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?"

NLT ©

Why have you done this to us?"

MSG ©

Abimelech went on to Abraham, "Whatever were you thinking of when you did this thing?"

BBE ©

And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?

NRSV ©

And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What were you thinking of, that you did this thing?"

NKJV ©

Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?"

KJV
And Abimelech
<040>
said
<0559> (8799)
unto Abraham
<085>_,
What
<04100>
sawest thou
<07200> (8804)_,
that thou hast done
<06213> (8804)
this thing
<01697>_?
NASB ©
And Abimelech
<40>
said
<559>
to Abraham
<85>
, "What
<4100>
have you encountered
<7200>
, that you have done
<6213>
this
<2088>
thing
<1697>
?"
LXXM
eipen {V-AAI-3S} de
<1161> 
PRT
abimelec {N-PRI} tw
<3588> 
T-DSM
abraam
<11> 
N-PRI
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
enidwn {V-AAPNS} epoihsav
<4160> 
V-AAI-2S
touto
<3778> 
D-ASN
NET [draft] ITL
Then Abimelech
<040>
asked
<0413>

<0559>
Abraham
<085>
, “What
<04100>
prompted
<07200>
you to do
<06213>
this
<02088>
thing
<01697>
?”
HEBREW
hzh
<02088>
rbdh
<01697>
ta
<0853>
tyve
<06213>
yk
<03588>
tyar
<07200>
hm
<04100>
Mhrba
<085>
la
<0413>
Klmyba
<040>
rmayw (20:10)
<0559>
NETBible

Then Abimelech asked 1  Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?” 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “And Abimelech said to.”

2 tn Heb “What did you see that you did this thing?” The question implies that Abraham had some motive for deceiving Abimelech.