Genesis 26:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 26:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
לְיִצְחָ֗ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַ֣ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אִשְׁתְּךָ֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הִ֔וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְאֵ֥יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
אָמַ֖רְתָּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲחֹ֣תִי
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
הִ֑וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
יִצְחָ֔ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֔רְתִּי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
אָמ֖וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
עָלֶֽיהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abimelech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, 'She is my sister?'" Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'Lest I die because of her.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Abimelech called for Isaac and said, “Behold, she really your wife! So how could you say, ‘She my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘I might die because of her.’”
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