Genesis 20:12

Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech

11Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’12Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.13So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

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Berean Standard Bible
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though 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
And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
“Anyway, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father but not my mother, and I married her.
Geneva Bible 1599
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.
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource Bible
Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Plain English Version
But anyway, Sarah really is my sister. We have the same father, but different mothers.” You see, in Abraham’s culture, men could marry their half-sisters.
Translation for Translators
Besides, she really can be considered my sister, because she is the daughter of my father, although she is not the daughter of my mother. She is the daughter of another woman, and I married her.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Noah Webster Bible
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.
World English Bible
Besides, 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
and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;