Genesis 20:12

King James Version (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.

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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.

12 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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Genesis 20:12 in every translation

KJV King James Version: 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 World English Bible: Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
BSB Berean 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.
ASV American Standard Version: And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
YLT Young's Literal Translation: and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;
DBY Darby Translation: But she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
WBS Webster 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.