Genesis 20:11
ContextNET © | Abraham replied, “Because I thought, 1 ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of 2 my wife.’ |
NIV © | 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.’ |
NASB © | Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. |
NLT © | "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.’ |
MSG © | 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. |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | 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. |
NKJV © | 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. |
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NET © | Abraham replied, “Because I thought, 1 ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of 2 my wife.’ |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Because I said.” 2 tn Heb “over the matter of.” |