Genesis 20:11

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

biblegateway Gen 20:11

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.’

biblegateway Gen 20:11

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

biblegateway Gen 20:11

"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.’

biblegateway Gen 20:11

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.

SABDAweb Gen 20:11

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.

bibleoremus Gen 20:11

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.

biblegateway Gen 20:11

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.

biblegateway Gen 20:11

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

¹ tn Heb “Because I said.”

² tn Heb “over the matter of.”