Reply To: Can the severity of a sin be learned from the severity of the punishment?

And don’t try to answer me by saying he was being punished for the worse but of course this was also an issue
Because what was their response when confronted?
I didn’t know she was married. I thought she was his sister. That’s what they told me.
And Hashem responded to avimelech, yes I know you had pure intentions, that’s why I stopped you from sinning.
pure intentions??? He takes a woman by force and that’s called pure intentions???