Genesis 20:12

biblecontext

{ "verseID": "Genesis.20.12", "source": "וְגַם־אָמְנָ֗ה אֲחֹתִ֤י בַת־אָבִי֙ הִ֔וא אַ֖ךְ לֹ֣א בַת־אִמִּ֑י וַתְּהִי־לִ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃", "text": "And-also-*'āmnāh* sister-my daughter-father-my she but not daughter-mother-my *wə-təhî*-to-me to-wife", "grammar": { "*wə-gam*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and also", "*'āmnāh*": "adverb - truly/indeed", "*'ăḥōṯî*": "common noun, feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my sister", "*baṯ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*'āḇî*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my father", "*hî'*": "3rd feminine singular personal pronoun - she", "*'aḵ*": "adverb - but/only/however", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*baṯ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*'immî*": "common noun, feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*wə-təhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she became", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me", "*lə-'iššāh*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular - for a wife" }, "variants": { "*'āmnāh*": "truly/indeed/really", "*'ăḥōṯî*": "my sister", "*təhî*": "become/be/exist" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְגַם־אָמְנָ֗ה אֲחֹתִ֤י בַת־אָבִי֙ הִ֔וא אַ֖ךְ לֹ֣א בַת־אִמִּ֑י וַתְּהִי־לִ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Transliteration

And-also-'āmnāh sister-my daughter-father-my she but not daughter-mother-my wə-təhî-to-me to-wife

Grammar Details

• *wə-gam*: waw conjunction + adverb - and also
• *'āmnāh*: adverb - truly/indeed
• *'ăḥōṯî*: common noun, feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my sister
• *baṯ*: common noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of
• *'āḇî*: common noun, masculine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my father
• *hî'*: 3rd feminine singular personal pronoun - she
• *'aḵ*: adverb - but/only/however
• *lō'*: negative particle - not
• *'immî*: common noun, feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my mother
• *wə-təhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she became
• *lî*: preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me
• *lə-'iššāh*: preposition + common noun, feminine singular - for a wife

Word Meanings

• *'āmnāh*: truly/indeed/really
• *'ăḥōṯî*: my sister
• *təhî*: become/be/exist

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Besides, she really is my sister—the daughter of my father though not of my mother—and she became my wife.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  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 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  yet in very dede she is my sister the doughter of my father but not of my mother: and became my wyfe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And of a trueth she is my sister, for she is my fathers doughter, but not my mothers doughter, and is become my wife.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet in very deede she is my sister: for she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she is my wife.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yet in very deede she is my sister, for she is ye daughter of my father, though she be not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 11:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Genesis.11.29", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָ֧ם וְנָח֛וֹר לָהֶ֖ם נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָם֙ שָׂרָ֔י וְשֵׁ֤ם אֵֽשֶׁת־נָחוֹר֙ מִלְכָּ֔ה בַּת־הָרָ֥ן אֲבִֽי־מִלְכָּ֖ה וֽ͏ַאֲבִ֥י יִסְכָּֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yiqqaḥ* *ʾabrām* and-*nāḥôr* to-themselves *nāšîm* *šēm* *ʾēšet*-*ʾabrām* *śārāy* and-*šēm* *ʾēšet*-*nāḥôr* *milkâ* *bat*-*hārān* *ʾăbî*-*milkâ* and-*ʾăbî* *yiskâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ʾabrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*nāḥôr*": "proper noun - Nahor", "*nāšîm*": "noun feminine plural - wives", "*šēm*": "noun masculine singular construct - name of", "*ʾēšet*": "noun feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ʾabrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*śārāy*": "proper noun - Sarai", "*ʾēšet*": "noun feminine singular construct - wife of", "*nāḥôr*": "proper noun - Nahor", "*milkâ*": "proper noun - Milcah", "*bat*": "noun feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*hārān*": "proper noun - Haran", "*ʾăbî*": "noun masculine singular construct - father of", "*milkâ*": "proper noun - Milcah", "*ʾăbî*": "noun masculine singular construct - father of", "*yiskâ*": "proper noun - Iscah" }, "variants": { "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "and he took/married", "*ʾabrām*": "Abram", "*nāḥôr*": "Nahor", "*nāšîm*": "wives", "*šēm*": "name", "*ʾēšet*": "wife of", "*śārāy*": "Sarai", "*milkâ*": "Milcah", "*bat*": "daughter of", "*hārān*": "Haran", "*ʾăbî*": "father of", "*yiskâ*": "Iscah" } }
• Gen 12:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.13", "source": "אִמְרִי־נָ֖א אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽיטַב־לִ֣י בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ וְחָיְתָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʾimrî*-*nāʾ* *ʾăḥōtî* *ʾāt* in-order-that-*lemaʿan* *yîṭab*-to-me *baʿăbûrēk* and-*weḥāyetāh* *nafšî* *biglālēk*.", "grammar": { "*ʾimrî*": "imperative 2nd person feminine singular - say", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*ʾăḥōtî*": "noun feminine + 1st person singular suffix - my sister", "*ʾāt*": "independent pronoun 2nd person feminine singular - you", "*lemaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that", "*yîṭab*": "imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it may be well", "*baʿăbûrēk*": "preposition + noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - on account of you", "*weḥāyetāh*": "conjunction + perfect 3rd person feminine singular - and will live", "*nafšî*": "noun feminine + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*biglālēk*": "preposition + noun + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - because of you" }, "variants": { "*baʿăbûrēk*": "for your sake/because of you/on your account", "*nafšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*biglālēk*": "because of you/for your sake/on your account" } }
• 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.22", "source": "Ἀπὸ παντὸς εἴδους πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε.", "text": "*Apo pantos eidous ponērou apechesthe*.", "grammar": { "*Apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*pantos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - every", "*eidous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - form/appearance", "*ponērou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of evil", "*apechesthe*": "present, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural - abstain/keep away" }, "variants": { "*eidous*": "form/appearance/kind", "*ponērou*": "of evil/of wickedness/of malice", "*apechesthe*": "abstain/keep away/refrain" } }