Genesis 20:12
10 Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
11 Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
13 So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14 So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
- KJV
- And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- WEB
- Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- ASV
- And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
- DARBY
- But she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- BLB
- And indeed she [is] also my sister, the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.
- ÅB
- Hun er også virkelig min søster, min fars datter, men ikke min mors datter; og hun ble min hustru.
- OTB
- Dessuten er hun virkelig min søster, datter av min far, men ikke av min mor; og hun ble min kone.
- B1930
- Hun er også virkelig min søster, min fars datter, men ikke min mors datter; og hun blev min hustru.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Read in contextGenesis 12:13
Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
Read in context