Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Did he not say to me, This my sister? and she also, she said he is my brother: in the uprightness of my heart, and in cleanness of my hands have I done this.
New American Standard Bible
Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she
King James Version
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Holman Bible
Didn’t he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscience
International Standard Version
Didn't he say to me, "She's my sister'? And she also said, "He's my brother.' I did this with pure intentions and clean hands."
A Conservative Version
Did he not himself say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.
American Standard Version
Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.
Amplified
Did Abraham not tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”
Bible in Basic English
Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.
Darby Translation
Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.
King James 2000
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Did not he himself say to me, 'She [is] my sister'? And she herself said, 'He [is] my brother.' With integrity of my heart and with cleanness of my hands I did this."
Modern King James verseion
Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the sincerity of my heart and innocency of my hands I have done this.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Said not he unto me, that she was his sister? Yea, and said not she herself that he was her brother? With a pure heart and innocent hands have I done this!"
NET Bible
Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"
New Heart English Bible
Did not he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."
The Emphasized Bible
Had not, he himself, said to me, My sister, is she? and even she herself, said, My brother, is he? In the integrity of my heart and in the pureness of my hand, have I done this!
Webster
Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart, and innocence of my hands have I done this.
World English Bible
Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."
Youngs Literal Translation
hath not he himself said to me, She is my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'
Themes
Condescension of God » Warns abimelech in a dream
Cowardice » Instances of » Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Abimelech
Falsehood » Instances of » Sarah » Denying » To king of gerar
Interlinear
Huw'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 20:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham And Abimelech
4 And Abimelech came not near to her: and he will say, Lord, wilt thou also slay a just nation? 5 Did he not say to me, This my sister? and she also, she said he is my brother: in the uprightness of my heart, and in cleanness of my hands have I done this. 6 And God will say to him in a dream, I knew also that in the uprightness of thy heart thou didst this; and I also will restrain thee from sinning against me: for this I suffered thee not to touch her.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 9:4
And thou, if thou shalt go before me as David thy father went with integrity of heart and in uprightness to do according to all that I commanded thee, my law and my judgment thou shalt watch:
Psalm 7:8
Jehovah shall judge peoples: judge me, O Jehovah, according to my justice, and according to mine integrity upon me.
Psalm 26:6
I will wash my hands in cleanness, and I will surround thine altar, O Jehovah:
Joshua 22:22
The God of gods, Jehovah, the God of gods, Jehovah he will know, and Israel he will know; if in rebellion and if in transgression against Jehovah, thou shalt not save us this day;
2 Kings 20:3
O Jehovah, remember now how I went before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and I did the good in thine eyes. And Hezekiah will weep a great weeping.
1 Chronicles 29:17
And I knew, my God, that thou triest the heart, and from uprightness thou wilt delight. I in the uprightness of my heart gave willingly all these: and now thy people were found here; I saw with gladness to show themselves willing to thee.
Job 33:9
I am clean without transgression; I am fair, and no iniquity to me.
Psalm 24:4
The blameless one of hands and the clean of heart; who lifted not up his soul to vanity, and swore not for deceit
Psalm 25:21
Integrity and uprightness shall watch me; for I waited for thee.
Psalm 73:13
Surely in vain I cleansed my heart, and I will wash my hands in cleanness.
Psalm 78:72
And he will feed them according to the integrity of his heart, and he will guide them in the understandings of his hands.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: and the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 20:7
The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him.
Daniel 6:22
My God sent his messenger and shut the mouth of the lions, and they hurt me not, for the cause that innocence was found to me; and also before thee, O king, I did no hurt.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our boasting is this, the testimony of our consciousness, that in simplicity and purity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we turned back in the world, and more eminently to you.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
Ye witnesses, and God, how holily and justly and unblamably we were to you the believing:
1 Timothy 1:13
Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.