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Genesis 26:9

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.

KJV

Et accersito eo, ait : Perspicuum est quod uxor tua sit : cur mentitus es eam sororem tuam esse ? Respondit : Timui ne morerer propter eam.

Vulgate

ἐκάλεσεν δὲ Ἀβιμέλεχ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἄρα γε γυνή σού ἐστιν· τί ὅτι εἶπας Ἀδελφή μού ἐστιν; εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰσαάκ Εἶπα γάρ Μή ποτε ἀποθάνω δι’ αὐτήν.

LXX

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 because of her.

ASV

וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְ/יִצְחָ֗ק וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה אִשְׁתְּ/ךָ֙ הִ֔וא וְ/אֵ֥יךְ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אֲחֹ֣תִ/י הִ֑וא וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי/ו֙ יִצְחָ֔ק כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן אָמ֖וּת עָלֶֽי/הָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People IsaacAbimelechAbimelech

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
'bymlk
proper_noun · 67×
אֵ֚יךְ
'yk
particle · 82×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַךְ
'k
adverb · 158×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
י
y
noun · 119×
יִצְחָ֖ק
ytschq
proper_noun · 108×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פֶּן
pn
conjunction · 132×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 12:18 — And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?