Genesis 18:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they say unto him, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, `Lo--in the tent;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 18:9 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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?”
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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