Genesis 20:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Besides,וְגַם־
(ve·gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
she actuallyאָמְנָ֗ה
(a·me·nah)
546: verily, truly, indeedfrom aman
is my sister,אֲחֹתִ֤י
(a·cho·ti)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
the daughterבַת־
(vat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of my father,אָבִי֙
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
but not the daughterבַת־
(vat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of my mother,אִמִּ֑י
(im·mi;)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
and she becameוַתְּהִי־
(vat·te·hi-)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
my wife;לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
(le·'i·shah.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And yet indeed
'omnah  (om-naw')
adverb, surely -- indeed.
she is my sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
she is the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of my father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
but not the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of my mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
and she became my wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.

International Standard Version
Besides, she really is my sister—she's my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter—so she could become my wife.

NET Bible
What's more, she is indeed my sister, my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter. She became my wife.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Besides, she is my sister-my father's daughter but not my mother's. She is also my wife.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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