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Hebrew Texts וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְיִצְחָ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֙ הִ֔וא וְאֵ֥יךְ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יִצְחָ֔ק כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־ אָמ֖וּת עָלֶֽיהָ׃ KJV with Strong's 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 בראשית 26:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְיִצְחָ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֙ הִ֔וא וְאֵ֥יךְ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יִצְחָ֔ק כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־אָמ֖וּת עָלֶֽיהָ׃ בראשית 26:9 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) בראשית 26:9 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) בראשית 26:9 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, certainly she is your wife! How then did you say, 'She is my sister '?" And Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'I might die on account of her.'" King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, "So she is really your wife! How could you say, 'She is my sister?" Isaac answered him, "Because I thought I might die on account of her." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Links Genesis 26:9 • Genesis 26:9 NIV • Genesis 26:9 NLT • Genesis 26:9 ESV • Genesis 26:9 NASB • Genesis 26:9 KJV • Genesis 26:9 Bible Apps • Genesis 26:9 Biblia Paralela • Genesis 26:9 Chinese Bible • Genesis 26:9 French Bible • Genesis 26:9 German Bible • Bible Hub |