Genesis 20:12

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Genesis 20:12

And yet indeed shee is my sister: she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and shee became my wife.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
- Basic English Bible

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

But she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Darby Bible

Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
- English Revised Version

Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Genesis 20:12

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 20:12


20:10 What sawest thou that thou hast done this thing - What reason hadst thou to think, that if we had known her to be thy wife, thou wouldst have been exposed to any danger by it?

20:11 I thought surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will slay me - There are many places and persons that have more of the fear of God in them than we think they have; perhaps they are not called by our name, they do not wear our badges, they do not tie themselves to that which we have an opinion of; and therefore we conclude they have not the fear of God in their hearts!

20:13 When God caused me to wander from my father's house - Then we settled this matter. It may be, that God denied Abraham and Sarah the blessing of children so long to punish them for this sinful compact they had made to deny one another: if they will not own their marriage, why should God own it? But we may suppose, that alter this reproof they agreed never to do so again, and then presently we read, #Ge 21:1|,2, that Sarah conceived.


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