And Aḇram and Naḥor took wives: the name of Aḇram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Naḥor’s wife, Milkah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milkah and the father of Yiskah.
Genesis 20:12 - The Scriptures 2009 “And yet, she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But truly, she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father but not of my mother; and she became my wife. American Standard Version (1901) And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife: Common English Bible She is, truthfully, my sister—my father’s daughter but not my mother’s daughter—and she’s now my wife. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet, in another way, she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her as a wife. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife. |
And Aḇram and Naḥor took wives: the name of Aḇram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Naḥor’s wife, Milkah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milkah and the father of Yiskah.
“Please say you are my sister, so that it shall be well with me for your sake, and my life be spared because of you.”
And Aḇraham said, “Only because I said to myself, the fear of Elohim is not in this place, and they shall kill me for the sake of my wife.
And it came to be, when Elohim caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your loving-commitment that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”
And Aḇraham said concerning Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Aḇimeleḵ sovereign of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
And when the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me for Riḇqah, because she is good-looking.”
“And I, where could I take my shame? And you – you would be like one of the fools in Yisra’ĕl. And now, please speak to the sovereign, for he would not withhold me from you.”