And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 20:12 - King James 2000 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Say, I pray you, that you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is your kindness which you shall show unto me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
And the men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
And I, where shall I cause my shame to go? and as for you, you shall be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from you.