genesis 12:19 why saidst thou she is my sister so i might have taken her to me to wife now therefore behold thy wife take her and go thy way

Genesis 12:19 [study!]

American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
King James Version (KJV 1769)
— Why saidst thou, She [is] my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take [her], and go thy way.
New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995)
— “Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go.”
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Why saidst thou, She [is] my sister? so I might have taken her to me for a wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take [her], and go thy way.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy wife: take [her], and go away.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Wherefore saidst thou, My sister, she; and so I was about to take her to me, to wife? But, now, lo! thy wife, take her and go thy way.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Why hast thou said, She [is] my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now therefore there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Why saidest thou, Shee is my sister? so I might haue taken her to mee to wife: now therfore behold, thy wife, take [her] and goe thy way.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Wherefore didst thou say, She is my sister? and I took her for a wife to myself; and now, behold, thy wife is before thee, take her and go quickly away.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Why saidst thou, She [is] my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take [her], and go thy way.

Why x4100

(4100) Complement
מָּה
mah
{maw}

A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.

saidst x559

(0559) Complement
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}

A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).

thou, y559

[0559] Standard
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}

A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).

z8804

<8804> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562

She x1931

(1931) Complement
הוּא
huw'
{hoo}

The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are.

[is] my sister? 269

{0269} Prime
אָחוֹת
'achowth
{aw-khoth'}

Irregular feminine of H0251; a sister (used very widely (like H0250), literally and figuratively).

so I might have taken 3947

{3947} Prime
לָקַח
laqach
{law-kakh'}

A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications).

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

her to me to wife: 802

{0802} Prime
אִשָּׁה
'ishshah
{ish-shaw'}

The first form is the feminine of H0376 or H0582; the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582).