Genesis 20:11

NETBible

Abraham replied, “Because I thought, 1  ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of 2  my wife.’

NIV ©

Abraham replied, "I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’

NASB ©

Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

NLT ©

"Well," Abraham said, "I figured this to be a godless place. I thought, ‘They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’

MSG ©

Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife.

BBE ©

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.

NRSV ©

Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

NKJV ©

And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

KJV
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said
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Because I thought
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Surely
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the fear
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of God
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and they will slay me
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for my wife's
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NASB ©
Abraham
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said
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, "Because
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I thought
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, surely
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there
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is no
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fear
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of God
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in this
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place
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, and they will kill
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me because
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.
LXXM
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PRT
abraam
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ADV
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NET [draft] ITL
Abraham
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replied
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, “Because
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I thought
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, ‘Surely
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no one
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fears
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God
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in this
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place
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. They will kill
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me because
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of my wife
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.’
HEBREW
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NETBible

Abraham replied, “Because I thought, 1  ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of 2  my wife.’

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “Because I said.”

2 tn Heb “over the matter of.”