Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”
Parallel translations
- KJV Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
- BSB Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”
- NKJV So she said, “Did I ask a son of my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”
- NASB Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not give me false hope’?”
- NLT Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? And didn’t I say, ‘Don’t deceive me and get my hopes up’?”
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Cross-references · 2
- Gen 30:1When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”
- 2 Kgs 4:16He said, “At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”
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