Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

King James Version

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Holman Bible

Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

International Standard Version

because Abraham kept saying about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister," King Abimelech of Gerar summoned them and took Sarah into his household.

A Conservative Version

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

American Standard Version

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Amplified

Abraham said [again] of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah [into his harem].

Bible in Basic English

And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Darby Translation

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Julia Smith Translation

And Abraham will say as to Sarah his wife, This my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, will send and take Sarah.

King James 2000

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She [is] my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Modern King James verseion

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Abraham said of Sara his wife, that she was his sister. Then Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and fetched Sara away.

NET Bible

Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.

New Heart English Bible

Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

The Emphasized Bible

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: My, sister, is she, - So Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Webster

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she is my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

World English Bible

Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Abraham
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

of

unto, with, against, at, into, in, before, to, of, upon, by, toward, hath, for, on, beside, from, where, after, within
Usage: 0

שׂרה 
Sarah 
Usage: 38

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

She is my sister
אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

and Abimelech
H40
אבימלך 
'Abiymelek 
Usage: 67

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Gerar
גּרר 
G@rar 
Usage: 10

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

and took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

References

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Morish

Context Readings

Abraham And Abimelech

1 Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar, 2 Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 God appeared to the king in a dream and said: You are going to die, because you have taken this woman. She is already married.


Cross References

Genesis 12:15

Pharaoh's officials saw her. They praised her to Pharaoh. She was taken into his palace.

Genesis 26:7

His wife Rebekah was very beautiful. He was afraid that someone might kill him to get her. So he told everyone that Rebekah was his sister.

Genesis 12:11-13

He was about to enter Egypt. He said to his wife Sarai: I know what a beautiful woman you are.

Genesis 20:12

Besides, she is my sister. She is my father's daughter, but not my mother's. She is also my wife.

Genesis 26:1

There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.

Genesis 26:16

Abimelech said to Isaac: Go away from us. You are too powerful for us.

2 Chronicles 19:2

A prophet, Jehu son of Hanani, went to meet the king. He said to him: Do you think it is right to help those who are wicked and to take the side of those who hate Jehovah? What you have done has brought Jehovah's anger upon you.

2 Chronicles 20:37

Eliezer was the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah. He prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said: Jehovah will destroy your work because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah. The ships were wrecked and could not go to Tarshish.

2 Chronicles 32:31

When the leaders of Babylon sent ambassadors to ask him about the miraculous sign that had happened in the land, God left him. God did this to test him, to find out everything that was in Hezekiah's heart.

Proverbs 24:16

A righteous man falls seven times and rises up again. but the wicked will fall by evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

There is no man on earth who is righteous and does not sin.

Galatians 2:11-12

When Cephas came to Antioch, I openly resisted him because he was completely wrong.

Ephesians 4:25

Put away falsehood. Speak truth each one of you with his neighbor: for we are members (belonging to) (together with) of one another.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you got rid of the old self with its evil practices.

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