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# wives — English to Ukrainian

How English *wives* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 7 translations with example sentences.

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: wives (119). By style: everyday 9 · biblical 110.

## жінки

Used about 34 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 34).

- **Wives**, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
  **Жінки**, коріть ся своїм чоловікам, як Господеві,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EPH 5:22)

- Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two **wives**, Helah and Naarah.
  В Ахшура, Текоїного батька, було дві **жінки**: Хела та Наара.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 4:5)

- **Wives**, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
  **Жінки**, коріть ся своїм чоловікам, яко ж подобає в Господї.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · COL 3:18)

- Jehoiada took for him two **wives**, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
  І взяв йому Йодай дві **жінки**, й мав він від їх синів і дочок.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 24:3)

- Noah went out, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ **wives** with him.
  І вийшов Нояг і сини його, і жінка його, і синів його **жінки** з ним.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 8:18)

## жінок

Used about 32 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 32).

- Husbands, love your **wives**, and don’t be bitter against them.
  Чоловіки, любіть **жінок** і не бувайте гіркими до них.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · COL 3:19)

- All these had taken foreign **wives**. Some of them had **wives** by whom they had children.
  Усї цї взяли собі **жінок** чужоплеміннїх, і декотрі з сих жінок породили їм дїтей.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZR 10:44)

- Husbands, love your **wives**, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
  Чоловіки, любіть своїх **жінок**, як і Христос полюбив церкву, і себе видав за неї,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EPH 5:25)

- Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their **wives** against their brothers the Jews.
  Аж ось піднялось велике наріканнє в народї і в **жінок** його на братів своїх Юдеїв:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NEH 5:1)

- David took more **wives** in Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters.
  Тодї узяв собі Давид ще більше **жінок** в Ерусалимі, й народилось Давидові ще більш синів та дочок.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 14:3)

## дочок

Used about 9 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 9).

- David took more concubines and **wives** for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.
  І взяв Давид собі ще більш наложниць і жен, як переселивсь із Геброну, й народилось йому ще більше синів і **дочок**.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2SA 5:13)

- If you afflict my daughters, or if you take **wives** in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”
  Коли зневажати меш **дочок** моїх або візьмеш над мої дочки жен, не чоловік буде між нами, нї! Бог сьвідок між мною й тобою.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 31:50)

- However, we may not give them **wives** of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, ‘Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’”
  Але ж і нам не можна **дочок** наших за них оддавати; бо сини Ізрайлеві поклялись ось як: Проклят, хто оддасть за Беняминїя дочку!
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 21:18)

- Esau took his **wives** from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;
  Езав побрав собі жени із **дочок** Канаанських, Аду дочку Єлона Хетяненка, та Оголибаму, дочку Ани, сина Зибеона Евеяненка.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 36:2)

## жени

Used about 9 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 9).

- Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his **wives** on the camels,
  Зьнявся ж Яков, і посадив сини свої і **жени** на верблюди.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 31:17)

- “Go out of the ship, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ **wives** with you.
  Вийди з ковчега сам і жона твоя і сини твої, і **жени** синів твоїх з тобою.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 8:16)

- Give me my **wives** and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you.”
  Віддай **жени** й діти мої, що за них парубкував тобі; ти знаєш роботу, що робив тобі.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 30:26)

- He rose up that night, and took his two **wives**, and his two servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.
  Уставши ж тієї ночі, узяв обидві **жени** свої, і обидві рабинї, й одинайцятеро синїв своїх, і перейшов бридьма брід Ябок.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 32:22)

## сини

Used about 5 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 5). Forms: сини, синів.

- ‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your **wives** also and your children, even the best, are mine.’”
  І повелїв сказати йому: Так говорить Бенадад: срібло твоє й золото твоє — воно моє, й твої молодицї й найлучші **сини** — мої.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 20:3)

- The messengers came again and said, “Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent indeed to you, saying, “You shall deliver me your silver, your gold, your **wives**, and your children;
  Посли прийшли однакже знов й казали: Так мовляє Бенадад: Я посилав сказати тобі, що срібло твоє й золото твоє, й молодицї твої й **синів** твоїх мусиш оддати менї;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 20:5)

## бабусині

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4).

- That's an old **wives**' tale.
  Це все **бабусині** казки.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3494807](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3494807) [\#6638997](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6638997))

- Those are old **wives**' tales.
  Це все **бабусині** казки.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3731395](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3731395) [\#6638997](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6638997))

- That's an old **wives**' tale.
  Це **бабусині** казки.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3494807](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3494807) [\#6639540](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6639540))

- Those are old **wives**' tales.
  Це **бабусині** казки.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#3731395](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3731395) [\#6639540](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6639540))

## дочки

Used about 2 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 2).

- Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as **wives**.
  І помер Елеазар, і не було в його синів, а тільки **дочки**; й побрали їх за себе сини Кисові, їх брати.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 23:22)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- We really miss our **wives**.
  Нам дуже бракує наших дружин.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#10044149](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10044149) [\#10045586](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10045586))

- I have three ex-**wives**.
  У мене три колишні дружини.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6033360](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033360) [\#6036000](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6036000))

- Tom has three ex-**wives**.
  У Тома три колишні дружини.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1025295](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1025295) [\#1571751](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1571751))

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