Genesis 18:9

In 11 translations

BSB

“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.

KJV

¶ And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

WEB

They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”

ASV

And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

LSV

And they say to him, “Where [is] Sarah your wife?” And he says, “Behold—in the tent”;

YLT

And they say unto him, 'Where [is] Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, 'Lo — in the tent;'

DBY

And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

DRC

And when they had eaten, they said to him: Where is Sara thy wife? He answered: Lo, she is in the tent.

GNV

Then they saide to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered, Beholde, she is in the tent.

JPS

And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.'

LXXE

And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

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WLC

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵׄלָׄ֔יׄוׄ אַיֵּ֖ה שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥ה בָאֹֽהֶל׃Puncta extraordinaria -- a \u05c4 is used to mark such marks in the text when they are above the line and a \u05c5 when they are below the line.

LXX-Br

Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν, ποῦ Σάῤῥα ἡ γυνή σου; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ.

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• Titus 2:5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
• Genesis 4:9And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
• Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
• Genesis 31:33So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.

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