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Genesis 26:7

NETBible	When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied, “She is my sister.”¹ He was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” for he thought to himself,² “The men of this place will kill me to get³ Rebekah because she is very beautiful.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 26:7	When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 26:7	When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "my wife," thinking, "the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 26:7	And when the men there asked him about Rebekah, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to admit that she was his wife. He thought they would kill him to get her, because she was very beautiful.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 26:7	The men of the place questioned him about his wife. He said, "She's my sister." He was afraid to say "She's my wife." He was thinking, "These men might kill me to get Rebekah, she's so beautiful."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 26:7	And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 26:7	When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister"; for he was afraid to say, "My wife," thinking, "or else the men of the place might kill me for the sake of Rebekah, because she is attractive in appearance."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 26:7	And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, "She is my sister"; for he was afraid to say, " She is my wife," because he thought , "lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold."
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KJV	And the men <0582> of the place <04725> asked <07592> (8799) [him] of his wife <0802>_; and he said <0559> (8799)_, She [is] my sister <0269>_: for he feared <03372> (8804) to say <0559> (8800)_, [She is] my wife <0802>_; lest, [said he], the men <0582> of the place <04725> should kill <02026> (8799) me for Rebekah <07259>_; because she [was] fair <02896> to look upon <04758>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 26:7	When the men <0376> of the place <04725> asked <07592> about his wife <0802> , he said <0559> , "She is my sister <0269> ," for he was afraid <03372> to say <0559> , "my wife <0802> ," thinking, "the men <0376> of the place <04725> might kill <02026> me on account <05921> of Rebekah <07259> , for she is beautiful <02896> ."
LXXM	ephrwthsan {V-AAI-3P} de <1161> PRT oi <3588> T-NPM andrev <435> N-NPM tou <3588> T-GSM topou <5117> N-GSM peri <4012> PREP rebekkav {N-PRI} thv <3588> T-GSF gunaikov <1135> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} adelfh <79> N-NSF mou <1473> P-GS estin <1510> V-PAI-3S efobhyh <5399> V-API-3S gar <1063> PRT eipein {V-AAN} oti <3754> CONJ gunh <1135> N-NSF mou <1473> P-GS estin <1510> V-PAI-3S mhpote <3379> ADV apokteinwsin <615> V-AAS-3P auton <846> D-ASM oi <3588> T-NPM andrev <435> N-NPM tou <3588> T-GSM topou <5117> N-GSM peri <4012> PREP rebekkav {N-PRI} oti <3754> CONJ wraia <5611> A-NSF th <3588> T-DSF oqei <3799> N-DSF hn <1510> V-IAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	When the men <0376> of that place <04725> asked <07592> him about his wife <0802> , he replied <0559> , “She <01931> is my sister <0269> .” He was afraid <03372> to say <0559> , “She is my wife <0802> ,” for <06435> he thought to himself, “The men <0376> of this place <04725> will kill <02026> me to get Rebekah <07259> because <03588> she <01931> is very beautiful <02896> .”
HEBREW	ayh <01931> harm <04758> tbwj <02896> yk <03588> hqbr <07259> le <05921> Mwqmh <04725> ysna <0376> yngrhy <02026> Np <06435> ytsa <0802> rmal <0559> ary <03372> yk <03588> awh <01931> ytxa <0269> rmayw <0559> wtsal <0802> Mwqmh <04725> ysna <0376> wlasyw (26:7) <07592>

NETBible

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied, “She is my sister.”¹ He was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” for he thought to himself,² “The men of this place will kill me to get³ Rebekah because she is very beautiful.”

NET Notes

¹sn Rebekah, unlike Sarah, was not actually her husband’s sister.

²tn Heb “lest.” The words “for he thought to himself” are supplied because the next clause is written with a first person pronoun, showing that Isaac was saying or thinking this.

³tn Heb “kill me on account of.”