Genesis 12:19 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Why hast thou said, She [is] my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.`
English ASV
why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
English Amplified
Why did you say, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her and get away [from here]!
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Why did you say, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her and get away [from here]!
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy wife: take [her], and go away.
English EASY 2024
You told me, “She is my sister.” As a result, I took her to be my wife. Now, here is your wife. Take her and go away!’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
You said, 'She is my sister.' Why did you say that? I took her so that she could be my wife, but now I give your wife back to you. Take her and go!"
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Why did you say that she was your sister, and let me take her as my wife? Here is your wife; take her and get out!”
English God's Word - GW 1995
Why were you willing to let me marry her, saying she was your sister? Here is your wife! Take her and be gone!"
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Why did you say, 'She's my sister,' so that I took her as my wife? Now, here's your wife. Take her and go!"
English KJV 1611
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
English LSB
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for myself as a wife? So now, here is your wife, take her and go.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now here is your wife; take her and leave.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Here, then, is your wife. Take her and be gone!"
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Here is your wife! Take her and go!”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Why did you say, 'She's my sister'? That's why I took her to be my wife. Now then, here's your wife. Take her and go!"
English NIV
Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!"
English NKJ 1982
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.”
English NLT
Why were you willing to let me marry her, saying she was your sister? Here is your wife! Take her and be gone!"
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone."
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
And why did you lie to me by saying, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now, here’s your wife back; take her and begone!”
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Why were you willing to let me marry her, saying she was your sister? Here, take her and be gone!“
English Tyndale 1537
Why saidest thou that she was thy sister, and causedest me to take her to my wife? But now lo, there is thy wife, take her and be walking.