Genesis 20:11

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Abraham saith, `Because I said, `Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 26:7 : 7 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.'
  • Gen 12:12 : 12 and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, `This `is' his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, `This do and live; God I fear!
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 the former governors who `are' before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And He saith to man: -- `Lo, fear of the Lord, that `is' wisdom, And to turn from evil `is' understanding.'
  • Ps 14:4 : 4 Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, Jehovah they have not called.
  • Ps 36:1-4 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes, 2 For he made `it' smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated. 3 The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good. 4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 Fear of Jehovah `is' a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah `is' to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
  • Rom 3:18 : 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.'
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 and He saith, `Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 20:7-10
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    82%

    7and now send back the man's wife, for he `is' inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.'

    8And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

    9and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, `What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'

    10Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, `What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'

  • Gen 20:1-5
    5 verses
    79%

    1And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;

    2and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.

    3And God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and saith to him, `Lo, thou `art' a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken -- and she married to a husband.'

    4And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, `Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

    5hath not he himself said to me, She `is' my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He `is' my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'

  • Gen 26:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, `Lo, she `is' surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She `is' my sister?' and Isaac saith unto him, `Because I said, Lest I die for her.'

    10And Abimelech saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to us? as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us guilt;'

    11and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, `He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.'

  • Gen 20:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;

    13and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This `is' thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He `is' my brother.'

  • Gen 26:7
    76%

    7and 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.'

  • Gen 12:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she `is' thy wife?

    19Why hast thou said, She `is' my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.'

  • Gen 12:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou `art' a woman of beautiful appearance;

    12and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, `This `is' his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:

    13say, I pray thee, thou `art' my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'

  • Gen 20:15
    74%

    15and Abimelech saith, `Lo, my land `is' before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'

  • Gen 21:22-26
    5 verses
    74%

    22And it cometh to pass at that time that Abimelech speaketh -- Phichol also, head of his host -- unto Abraham, saying, `God `is' with thee in all that thou art doing;

    23and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done with thee thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.'

    24And Abraham saith, `I -- I do swear.'

    25And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

    26and Abimelech saith, `I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'

  • Gen 20:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear:

    18for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • Gen 24:6
    73%

    6And Abraham saith unto him, `Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;

  • Gen 22:12
    73%

    12and He saith, `Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'

  • Gen 18:15
    72%

    15And Sarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

  • Gen 31:31
    72%

    31And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, `Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me;

  • Gen 22:10
    71%

    10and Abraham putteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife -- to slaughter his son.

  • Gen 17:18
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    18And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'

  • Gen 18:13
    71%

    13and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also `is' old!'