⁷ So now, return the wife of the man, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you and you will live. And if you do not return her,^[a] know that you will certainly die, and all that are yours.”

⁸ So Abimelech rose early in the morning. And he called all his servants and told them all these things,^[b] and the men were very afraid. ⁹ And Abimelech called for Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you that you brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that should not be done.”