KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 26:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife,” lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, ‘She is my sister:’ for he hath been afraid to say, ‘My wife—lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she is of good appearance.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 26
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7 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.
8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac [was] sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
10 And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּH7592 · sha.alto askאַנְשֵׁ֤יH582 · e.noshhumanהַמָּקוֹם֙H4725 · ma.qomplaceלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲחֹ֣תִיH269 · a.chotsisterהִ֑ואH1931 · huhe/she/itכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforיָרֵא֙H3372 · ya.reto fearלֵאמֹ֣רH559 · a.marto sayאִשְׁתִּ֔יH802 · ish.shahwomanפֶּן־H6435 · penlestיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיH2026 · ha.ragto killאַנְשֵׁ֤יH582 · e.noshhumanהַמָּקוֹם֙H4725 · ma.qomplaceעַל־H5921 · aluponרִבְקָ֔הH7259 · riv.qahRebekahכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforטוֹבַ֥תH2896 · tovpleasantמַרְאֶ֖הH4758 · mar.ehappearanceהִֽיא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.Genesis 12:13Say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.Genesis 24:16And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.Genesis 20:12-13And yet indeed [she is] my sister; she [is] the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;Genesis 20:5Said he not unto me, She [is] my sister? and she, even she herself said, He [is] my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
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