Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;
New American Standard Bible
Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
International Standard Version
Besides, she really is my sister she's my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter so she could become my wife.
A Conservative Version
And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
American Standard Version
And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
Amplified
Besides, she actually is my [half] sister; she is the daughter of my father [Terah], but not of my mother; and she became my wife.
Bible in Basic English
And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
Darby Translation
But she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Julia Smith Translation
And truly also my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother: and she was to me for wife.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Besides}, she [is] my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.
Modern King James verseion
And yet truly she is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
yet in very deed she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not of my mother: and became my wife.
NET Bible
What's more, she is indeed my sister, my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter. She became my wife.
New Heart English Bible
Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
The Emphasized Bible
Moreover also, in truth, my sister daughter of my father, she is, only not daughter of my mother, - so she became my wife.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Themes
Cowardice » Instances of » Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
Incest » Instances of » Abraham
Marriage » Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations
Marriage » Consanguinous, abraham and sarah
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham And Abimelech
11 And Abraham saith, 'Because I said, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife; 12 and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife; 13 and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This is thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He is my brother.'
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife is Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife is Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah.
Genesis 12:13
say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'
1 Thessalonians 5:22
from all appearance of evil abstain ye;