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And Abraham answered, "I thought that peradventure the fear of God was not in this place, and that they should slay me for my wife's sake:
New American Standard Bible
Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no
King James Version
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
Holman Bible
Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place.
International Standard Version
"I thought that there's no fear of God in this place," Abraham replied, "and that they would kill me because of my wife.
A Conservative Version
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
American Standard Version
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will slay me for my wife's sake.
Amplified
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.
Darby Translation
And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will say, For I said, Surely there is not the fear of God in this place; and they will kill me because of my wife.
King James 2000
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of my wife.
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
NET Bible
Abraham replied, "Because I thought, 'Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'
New Heart English Bible
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God, in this place, - therefore will they slay me for the sake of my wife.
Webster
And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
World English Bible
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham saith, 'Because I said, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;
Themes
Cowardice » Instances of » Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 20:11
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Context Readings
Abraham And Abimelech
10 And Abimelech said moreover unto Abraham, "What sawest thou that moved thee to do this thing?" 11 And Abraham answered, "I thought that peradventure the fear of God was not in this place, and that they should slay me for my wife's sake: 12 yet in very deed she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not of my mother: and became my wife.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12
It will come to pass, therefore, when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, 'she is his wife.' And so shall they slay me and save thee.
Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he said that she was his sister: for he feared to call her his wife lest the men of the place should have killed him for her sake, because she was beautiful to the eye.
Proverbs 16:6
With loving mercy and faithfulness, sins be forgiven; and whoso searcheth the LORD eschewth evil.
Genesis 42:18
And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.
Nehemiah 5:15
For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.
Genesis 22:12
And he said, "Lay not thy hands upon the child, neither do anything at all unto him, for now I know that thou fearest God, in that thou hast not kept thine only son from me."
Job 1:1
In the land of Uz, there was a man called Job: an innocent and virtuous man, such a one as feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"
Psalm 14:4
Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of mischief, eating up my people as it were bread, and call not upon the LORD?
Psalm 36:1-4
{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:5
then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 8:13
With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.
Romans 3:18
"There is no fear of God before their eyes."