Verse 2

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abraham sa til sin kone Sara: 'Hun er min søster.' Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, og tok Sara til seg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Abraham sa om sin kone Sara: Hun er min søster. Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, bud og tok Sara.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abraham sa om Sara, sin kone: «Hun er min søster»; og Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, sendte etter henne.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han sa om sin kone Sara: 'Hun er søsteren min.' Så sendte Abimelek, kongen av Gerar, bud og hentet Sara.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Abraham sa om sin hustru Sara: 'Hun er min søster,' og Abimelek, kongen av Gerar, sendte bud og tok Sara til seg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abraham sa om sin kone Sara: Hun er min søster. Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, bud og tok Sara.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Abraham sa om sin hustru Sarah: 'Hun er min søster,' og Abimelek, kongen av Gerar, sendte bud og tok Sarah.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abraham sa om sin kone Sara: Hun er min søster. Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, bud og tok Sara.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Abraham sa om sin kone Sara: "Hun er søsteren min." Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, bud etter Sara og tok henne til seg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.20.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־שָׂרָ֥ה אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּרָ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־שָׂרָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yō'mer 'aḇrāhām* to-*śārāh* wife-his sister-my she *wə-yišlaḥ 'ăḇîmeleḵ melek gərār wə-yiqqaḥ* *'et*-*śārāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yō'mer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*'aḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham", "*śārāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Sarah", "*'ištô*": "common noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*'ăḥōṯî*": "common noun, feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my sister", "*hî'*": "3rd feminine singular personal pronoun - she", "*wə-yišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent", "*'ăḇîmeleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abimelech", "*melek*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*gərār*": "proper noun - Gerar", "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*śārāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Sarah" }, "variants": { "*yō'mer*": "say/speak/command/promise", "*'ištô*": "his wife/woman", "*'ăḥōṯî*": "my sister", "*yišlaḥ*": "send/stretch out/let go", "*yiqqaḥ*": "take/receive/fetch/lay hold of" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abraham sa om sin kone Sara: 'Hun er min søster.' Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, og tok Sara.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abraham sagde om Sara, sin Hustru: Hun er min Søster; saa udsendte Abimelech, Kongen af Gerar, og tog Sara.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of rar sent, and took Sarah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Abraham sa om Sara, kona si, «Hun er min søster.» Da sendte Abimelek, kongen av Gerar, bud og hentet Sara.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abraham sa om sin kone Sara: "Hun er min søster." Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, sendte bud og tok Sara.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Abraham sa om Sara, sin kone, 'Hun er min søster.' Da sendte Abimelek, kongen av Gerar, bud etter Sara og tok henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Abraham sa at Sara, hans kone, var hans søster. Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, og tok Sara.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Abraham sa om Sara, sin kone: Hun er min søster. Da sendte Abimelek, kongen i Gerar, bud og tok Sara.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Abraham sayde of Sara his wyfe that she was his sister. Than Abimelech kynge of Gerar sent and fett Sara awaye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde of Sara his wife: She is my sister. Then Abimelech the kinge of Gerar sent for her, and caused her be fett awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. Then Abimelech King of Gerar sent and tooke Sarah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abraham sayde of Sara his wyfe, she is my syster: And Abimelech kyng of Gerar sent, and fet Sara away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abraham said about his wife Sarah,“She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 26:7 : 7 And the men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, he said, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
• Gen 12:15 : 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
• Gen 12:11-13 : 11 And it came to pass, when he was about to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon: 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive. 13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.
• Gen 20:12 : 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.
• Gen 26:1 : 1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.
• Gen 26:16 : 16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for you are much mightier than we.
• 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.
• 2 Chr 20:37 : 37 But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works. So the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.
• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
• Prov 24:16 : 16 For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
• Eccl 7:20 : 20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
• Gal 2:11-12 : 11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed. 12 For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
• Eph 4:25 : 25 Therefore, putting away lying, let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
• Col 3:9 : 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its deeds.