26:6 26:6

Genesis 26:7

26:8 26:8

Bible Versions

And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.
And the men {H582} of the place {H4725} asked {H7592} him of his wife {H802}; and he said {H559}, She is my sister {H269}: for he feared {H3372} to say {H559}, She is my wife {H802}; lest, said he, the men {H582} of the place {H4725} should kill {H2026} me for Rebekah {H7259}; because she was fair {H2896} to look upon {H4758}.
The men of the place asked him about his wife, and out of fear he said, "She is my sister." He thought, "If I tell them she's my wife, they might kill me in order to take Rivkah. After all, she is a beautiful woman."
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
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