KJV ORIGINAL
And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Abimelech said, 'I don't know who has done this thing. You didn't tell me about it, and I hadn't heard about it until today.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Abimelech is genuinely surprised and claims he had no knowledge of whatever wrong had been done until Abraham brought it to his attention.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during a dispute between Abraham and Abimelech, king of Gerar, over a well that Abimelech's servants had seized from Abraham. Abraham had made a covenant with Abimelech, but tensions arose when property rights were violated. Abimelech's response shows he was unaware his servants had taken Abraham's well.
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