Genesis 12:19

לָמָה אָמַרְתָּ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וָאֶקַּח אֹתָהּ לִי לְאִשָּׁה וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ קַח וָלֵֽךְ׃

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The same verse in five languages

Hebrew

לָמָ֤ה אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֔וא וָאֶקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ לִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ קַ֥ח וָלֵֽךְ׃

Greek (Septuagint)

ἵνα τί εἴπας ὅτι μού ἐστιν,. καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὴν ἐμαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα. κα νῦν ἰδοὺ ἡ γυνή σου ἐναντίον σου· λαβὼν ἀπότρεχε.

Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0

Latin (Vulgate)

quam ob causam dixisti esse sororem tuam, ut tollerem eam mihi in uxorem? Nunc igitur ecce conjux tua, accipe eam, et vade.

Spanish

¿ Por qué dijiste: Es mi hermana? poniéndome en ocasión de tomarla para mí por mujer? Ahora pues, he aquí tu mujer, tómala y vete.

English

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!”

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