Genesis 26:9
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And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
In other translations
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he summonedH7121אֲבִימֶלֶךְ'avimelekhAbimelechH40לְיִצְחָקleyitzchak<to> IsaacH3327וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַךְ'akhsurelyH389הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אִשְׁתְּךָ'ishtekha[is] wife yourH802הִואhi'sheH1931וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349אָמַרְתָּ'amartadid you sayH559אֲחֹתִי'achoti[is] sister myH269הִואhi'sheH1931וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaacH3327כִּיkiforH3588אָמַרְתִּי'amartiI thoughtH559פֶּן־pen-lestH6435אָמוּת'amutI should dieH4191עָלֶיהָ׃'aleihaon herH5921
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People and places
People: Abimelech (Genesis 20), Isaac