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Genesis 20:12

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

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.

13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

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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.

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