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.
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.
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- Genesis 11:29Rank 1 from verse 12
29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
29And Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues: the name of Abrams wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahors wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Rank 2 from verse 12
- Genesis 12:13Rank 3 from verse 12
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Genesis 20:12
1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Truly, certainly, actually, or in fact; used for emphasis, confirmation, or concession before a contrast.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the feare of God is not in this place: and they will slay mee for my wiues sake.
12And 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.
12And 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.
Selected passage13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
13And it came to passe when God caused me to wander from my fathers house, that I said vnto her, This is thy kindnesse which thou shalt shew vnto me; at euery place whither wee shall come, *say of me, He is my brother.