Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?"
Genesis 20:10
Surrounding context
20:9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I offended 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."
20:10 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?"
20:11 And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.