15Then God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, you shall not call her by the name 17:15 I.e., princessSarai, but 17:15 I.e., princess (in another dialect)Sarah shall be her name.
15Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai (my princess), but her name will be Sarah (17:15 The difference in the names can perhaps be seen in a comment made by the rabbis: “At first she became a princess to her own people, but later she became a princess to the entire world” (as quoted from the Talmud).Princess).
15Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.17:15 Both Sarai and Sarah mean princess; the change in spelling may reflect the difference in dialect between Ur and Canaan.