Verse List for GEN 18:15

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OET (OET-RV) But Sarah was afraid and denied it by saying, “I didn’t laugh.”
¶  “No, because you did laugh,” he said.

OET-LV And_ Sārāh _she _denied to_say not I _laughed if/because she _was _afraid and_he/it _said no if/because you _laughed.

ULT But Sarah denied it by saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But he said, “No, but you did laugh.”

UST When Sarah heard that, she was afraid, so she lied to him and said, “I did not laugh.” But Yahweh replied, “That is not true. You did laugh.”

BSB & MSB But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.”
§  “No,” replied [the LORD], “but you did laugh.”

OEB Sarah was frightened and denied that she had laughed, but he said ‘Yes, you laughed.’

WEBBE & WMBB Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid.
¶  He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

NET Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.”

LSV And Sarah denies, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she has been afraid; and He says, “No, but you did laugh.”

FBV Sarah denied it because she was afraid, claiming, “I didn't laugh.”
¶  “Yes, you did laugh,” the Lord replied.

T4T Then Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But Yahweh said, “Don’t deny it! You did laugh.”

LEB But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. He[fn] said, “No, but you did laugh.”

BBE Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.

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JPS Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.'

ASV Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

DRA Sara denied, saying: I did not laugh: for she was afraid. But the Lord said, Nay: but thou didst laugh:

YLT And Sarah denieth, saying, 'I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, 'Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

Drby And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.

RV Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
(Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou/you didst/did laugh.)

SLT And Sarah will deny, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he will say, Nay, for thou didst laugh.

Wbstr Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

KJB-1769 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
(Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou/you didst/did laugh.)

KJB-1611 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, Nay, but thou diddest laugh.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The Sara denied it, saying: I laughed not: for she was afrayde. And he sayde: it is not so, but thou laughedst.
(The Sara denied it, saying: I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said: it is not so, but thou/you laughedst.)

Gnva But Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraide. And he said, It is not so: for thou laughedst.
(But Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, It is not so: for thou/you laughedst.)

Cvdl Then Sara denyed it, and sayde: I laughed not, for she was afrayed. But he sayde: It is not so, thou dyddest laughe.
(Then Sara denied it, and said: I laughed not, for she was afraid. But he said: It is not so, thou/you didst/did laughe.)

Wycl Sare was aferd for drede, and denyede, seiynge, Y leiyede not. Forsothe the Lord seide, It is not so, but thou leiyedist.
(Sara was afraid for dread, and denied, saying, I leiyede not. For_certain/Truly the Lord said, It is not so, but thou/you leiyedist.)

Luth Da leugnete Sara und sprach: Ich habe nicht gelacht; denn sie fürchtete sich. Aber er sprach: Es ist nicht also, du hast gelacht.
(So denied Sara and spoke: I have not gelacht; because/than they/she/them feared itself/yourself/themselves. But he spoke: It is not also, you(sg) have gelacht.)

ClVg Negavit Sara, dicens: Non risi, timore perterrita. Dominus autem: Non est, inquit, ita: sed risisti.[fn]
(Negavit Sara, saying: Not/No risi, with_fear perterrita. Master however: Not/No it_is, he_said, so/thus: but risisti.)

UHB וַ⁠תְּכַחֵ֨שׁ שָׂרָ֧ה ׀ לֵ⁠אמֹ֛ר לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי כִּ֣י ׀ יָרֵ֑אָה וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר ׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֥י צָחָֽקְתְּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἠρνήσατο δὲ Σάῤῥα, λέγουσα, οὐκ ἐγέλασα· ἐφοβήθη γάρ. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, οὐχὶ, ἀλλὰ ἐγέλασας.

BrTr But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.