Parallel GEN 20:11

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BSB § Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

OEB Abraham answered, ‘Because I thought, “Surely the fear of God is not in this place and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.”

WEB Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

NET Abraham replied, “Because I thought, ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

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

FBV “Well, I thought to myself, ‘Nobody respects God in this place. They'll kill me just to get my wife,’” Abraham replied.

T4T Abraham replied, “I said that because I thought, ‘They certainly do not respect God in this place. If they don’t respect God, they will not respect relationships with others. If I say she is my sister, they will try to pay me a bride price to get her. But if I say she is my wife, they will kill me to get her.’

LEB And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of 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.

MOF No MOF GEN book available

JPS And Abraham said: 'Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

ASV And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

DRA Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:

YLT 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;

DBY And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of [fn]God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

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RV And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

WBS And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

KJB And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
  (And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake. )

BB Abraha aunswered: For I thought thus surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they shal slaye me for my wyues sake.
  (Abraha answered: For I thought thus surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they shall slay/kill me for my wives sake.)

GNV Then Abraham answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.
  (Then Abraham answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wives sake. )

CB Abraham sayde: I thought: Peraduenture there is no feare of God in this place, & they shall sleye me for my wifes sake,
  (Abraham said: I thought: Peraduenture there is no fear of God in this place, and they shall slay/kill me for my wifes sake,)

WYC Abraham answerde, Y thouyte with me, and seide, in hap the drede of God is not in this place; and thei schulen sle me for my wijf;
  (Abraham answered, I thought with me, and said, in hap the drede of God is not in this place; and they should slay/kill me for my wife;)

LUT Abraham sprach: Ich dachte, vielleicht ist keine Gottesfurcht an diesen Orten, und werden mich um meines Weibes willen erwürgen.
  (Abraham spoke: I dachte, vielleicht is no God’sfurcht at diesen Orten, and become me around/by/for meines Weibes willen erwürgen.)

CLV Respondit Abraham: Cogitavi mecum, dicens: Forsitan non est timor Dei in loco isto: et interficient me propter uxorem meam:
  (Respondit Abraham: Cogitavi mecum, dicens: Forsitan not/no it_is timor Dei in instead isto: and interficient me propter wife meam: )

BRN And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ, εἶπα γὰρ, ἄρα οὐκ ἔστι θεοσέβεια ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ, ἐμέ τε ἀποκτενοῦσιν ἕνεκεν τῆς γυναικός μου.
  (Eipe de Habraʼam, eipa gar, ara ouk esti theosebeia en tōi topōi toutōi, eme te apoktenousin heneken taʸs gunaikos mou. )