Genesis 26:9
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 26:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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 because of her.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da rief Abimelech den Isaak und sprach: Siehe, fürwahr, sie ist dein Weib; und wie hast du gesagt: Sie ist meine Schwester? Und Isaak sprach zu ihm: Weil ich mir sagte: Daß ich nicht sterbe ihretwegen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y llamó Abimelech á Isaac, y dijo: He aquí ella es de cierto tu mujer: ¿cómo, pues, dijiste: Es mi hermana? E Isaac le respondió: Porque dije: Quizá moriré por causa de ella.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E chamou Abimeleque a Isaque, e disse: Eis que ela é certamente tua mulher: como, pois, disseste: É minha irmã? E Isaque lhe respondeu: Porque disse: Talvez eu morra por causa dela.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Abimeleque chamou Isaque e disse: "É evidente que ela é tua mulher. Então, por que disseste: 'É minha irmã'?" Isaque respondeu-lhe: "Porque temi que me matassem por causa dela".
📖 Genesis 26:9 in Context
7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9And 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.
10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
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