Chapter 18
Genesis 18:15
RBT Hebrew Literal:
And ContentiousWoman is lying,642 to say, `I have not laughed;` for she has feared. And he is saying, `Nay, for you have laughed.`
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Sarah will deny, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he will say, Nay, for thou didst laugh.
And Sarah will deny, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he will say, Nay, for thou didst laugh.
LITV Translation:
And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.
And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.
ESV Translation:
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
But Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.
But Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.
Footnotes
| 642 | Strong’s #3584, kachash. To be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed, to pretend. As in bearing false witness. Deception is implied but it is not the same as that used of the Woman, “the Serpent deceived (#5377) me and I am eating.” Used elsewhere, “Say to elohim, how fearsome your works, in a multitude of your might your adversaries are lying to you.” Ps. 66:3 literal. |