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Genesis 18:15
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KJ21
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.
AMP
Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh”; because she was afraid. And He (the Lord) said, “No, but you did laugh.”
AMPC
Then Sarah denied it, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.
BRG
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
CSB
Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid. But he replied, “No, you did laugh.”
CSBA
Sarah denied it. ‘I did not laugh,’ she said, because she was afraid. But he replied, ‘No, you did laugh.’
CEB
Sarah lied and said, “I didn’t laugh,” because she was frightened. But he said, “No, you laughed.”
CJB
(ii) Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t either laugh,” because she was afraid. He said, “Not so — you did laugh.”
CEV
Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, “I didn't laugh.” “Yes, you did!” he answered.
DARBY
And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; 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:
ERV
Sarah said, “I didn’t laugh!” (She said this because she was afraid.) Then the Lord said, “No, I know that is not true. You did laugh!”
EASY
Then Sarah was afraid. So she told a lie. She said, ‘I did not laugh.’ But the Lord said, ‘Yes, you did laugh.’
EHV
Then Sarah denied it and said, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. The Lord said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
ESV
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
ESVUK
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh”, for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
EXB
Sarah was afraid, so she ·lied [denied it] and said, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No. You did laugh.”
GNV
But Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, It is not so: for thou laughedst.
GW
Because she was afraid, Sarah denied that she had laughed. But the Lord said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
GNT
Because Sarah was afraid, she denied it. “I didn't laugh,” she said. “Yes, you did,” he replied. “You laughed.”
HCSB
Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid. But He replied, “No, you did laugh.”
ICB
Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No. You did laugh.”
ISV
But Sarah denied it. “I didn’t laugh,” she claimed, because she was afraid. The Lord replied, “No! You did laugh!”
JUB
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, No, but thou didst laugh.
KJV
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
AKJV
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
LSB
Then Sarah denied it however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
LEB
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
TLB
But Sarah denied it. “I didn’t laugh,” she lied, for she was afraid.
MSG
Sarah lied. She said, “I didn’t laugh,” because she was afraid. But he said, “Yes you did; you laughed.” * * *
MEV
Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But He said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
NOG
Because she was afraid, Sarah denied that she had laughed. But Yahweh said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
NABRE
Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But he said, “Yes, you did.”
NASB
Sarah denied it, however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
NASB1995
Sarah denied it however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
NCB
Sarah denied laughing, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
NCV
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No. You did laugh.”
NET
Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.”
NIRV
Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “Yes, you laughed.”
NIV
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
NIVUK
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, ‘I did not laugh.’ But he said, ‘Yes, you did laugh.’
NKJV
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”
NLV
But Sarah said, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
NLT
Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.”
NRSVA
But Sarah denied, saying, ‘I did not laugh’; for she was afraid. He said, ‘Oh yes, you did laugh.’
NRSVACE
But Sarah denied, saying, ‘I did not laugh’; for she was afraid. He said, ‘Oh yes, you did laugh.’
NRSVCE
But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “Oh yes, you did laugh.”
NRSVUE
But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
OJB
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And He said, Oh yes but thou didst laugh.
RGT
But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was afraid. And he said, “It is not so. For you did laugh.”
RSV
But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
RSVCE
But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
TLV
Sarah denied it saying, “I didn’t laugh!” For she was afraid. But He said, “No—for you did laugh.”
VOICE
Sarah was embarrassed and tried to deny laughing. She feared these were no ordinary guests. Sarah: I wasn’t laughing. Eternal One: That is not true, Sarah. You did laugh.
WEB
Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
WYC
(And) Sarah was afeared for dread, and denied (it), saying, I laughed not. Forsooth the Lord said, It is not so, but thou laughedest.
YLT
And Sarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.'
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