Genesis 26:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 26:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 26:9 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 26:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’””
Genesis 26:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 26:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 26:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 26:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, `Lo, she <FI>is<Fi> surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She <FI>is<Fi> my sister?' and Isaac saith unto him, `Because I said, Lest I die for her.'”
Genesis 26:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 26:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her. ”
Genesis 26:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 26:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abimelech called Izhak, and sayde, Loe, shee is of a suertie thy wife, and why saydest thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her.”
Genesis 26:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold—surely she is your wife. And how did you say, 'She is my sister'?" And Isaac said to him, "Because I said to myself, lest I die on account of her."”
Genesis 26:9 — The Living Sword
Genesis 26:9 in Context — Genesis 26
7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
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.
10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
What Does Genesis 26:9 Mean?
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