Genesis 20:12
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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.Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
In other translations
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.Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
Hebrew words
וְגַם־vegam-and alsoH1571אָמְנָה'amenahtrulyH546אֲחֹתִי'achoti[is] sister myH269בַת־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323אָבִי'avifather myH1הִואhi'sheH1931אַךְ'akhonlyH389לֹאlo'notH3808בַת־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323אִמִּי'imimother myH517וַתְּהִי־vatehi-and she becameH1961לִיliof meלְאִשָּׁה׃le'ishah<into> a wifeH802
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 11:29And 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.And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
- Genesis 12:13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.Abstain from every form of evil.
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