Genesis 26:7
When the people 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 because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
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King James Version 1769 (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, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, he said, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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} 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}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the men{H582} of the place{H4725} asked{H7592}{(H8799)} him of his wife{H802}; and he said{H559}{(H8799)}, She is my sister{H269}: for he feared{H3372}{(H8804)} to say{H559}{(H8800)}, She is my wife{H802}; lest, said he, the men{H582} of the place{H4725} should kill{H2026}{(H8799)} me for Rebekah{H7259}; because she was fair{H2896} to look upon{H4758}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And yt me of the place asked hi of his wife and he sayde yt she was his sister: for he feared to calle her his wife lest the me of the place shulde haue kylled hym for hir sake because she was bewtyfull to ye eye.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the men of the same place axed him of his wife, he sayde: she is my sister. For he was afrayed to saye: she is my wife, (thinkinge thus:) they might slaye me for Rebeccas sake, for she was beutifull to loke vnto.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he sayd, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife, least, sayde he, the men of the place shoulde kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the men of the place asked him of his wyfe. And he sayde, she is my sister: for he feared to say, she is my wyfe, lest the men of the place shoulde haue kylled hym, because of Rebecca, whiche was beautifull to the eye.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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 was beautiful to look on.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied,“She is my sister.” He was afraid to say,“She is my wife,” for he thought to himself,“The men of this place will kill me to get Rebekah because she is very beautiful.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 12:13 : 13 Please say that you are my sister, so that it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared because of you."
- Gen 20:2 : 2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.
- Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be kept safe.
- Gen 24:16 : 16 The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
- Gen 20:12-13 : 12 Besides, she really is my sister—the daughter of my father though not of my mother—and she became my wife. 13 And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”
- Gen 20:5 : 5 'Did he not say to me,
- Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Eph 5:25 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
- Col 3:9 : 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices,
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