Parallel GEN 26:7

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BSB 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.”

OEB The men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, ‘She is my sister’; for he was afraid to say ‘my wife’; lest the men of the place kill him for Rebekah; because she was beautiful to look at.

WEB 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 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.”

LSV and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he says, “She [is] my sister”: for he has been afraid to say, “My wife—lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she [is] of good appearance.”

FBV When the men there asked him about his wife, he told them, “She's my sister,” because he was afraid. He said to himself, “If I say she's my wife, the men here will kill me to get Rebekah, because she's so beautiful.”

T4T When the men in Gerar town asked who Rebekah was, Isaac said, “She is my sister.” He said that because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “Rebekah is very beautiful, so they will want her. If I say that she is my sister, they know they will have to negotiate about a bride price because I am her older brother; but if I say that she is my wife, no negotiation will be possible. They will just kill me to get her.”

LEB When the men of the place asked concerning his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “my wife,” thinking[fn] “the men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, forshe was beautiful.”[fn]

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BBE 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.

MOF No MOF GEN book available

JPS 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 the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.'

ASV 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.

DRA And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister; for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would kill him because of her beauty.

YLT 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.'

DBY And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, [saying to himself,] Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca — because she was fair in countenance.

RV 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.

WBS 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.

KJB 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.
  (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. )

BB 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.
  (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 the men of the place should have killed him, because of Rebecca, which was beautifull to the eye.)

GNV 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.
  (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, least, said he, the men of the place should kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye. )

CB 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.
  (And when the men of the same place asked him of his wife, he said: she is my sister. For he was afraid to say: she is my wife, (thinkinge thus:) they might slay/kill me for Rebeccas sake, for she was beutifull to look unto.)

WYC And whanne he was axid of men of that place of his wijf, he answarde, Sche is my sistir; for he dredde to knowleche that sche was felouschipid to hym in matrymonye, and gesside lest peraduenture thei wolden sle him for the fairnesse of hir.
  (And when he was axid of men of that place of his wife, he answarde, She is my sister; for he dreaded to knowleche that she was felouschipid to him in matrymonye, and gesside lest peraduenture they wolden slay/kill him for the fairnesse of her.)

LUT Und wenn die Leute am selben Orte fragten von seinem Weibe, so sprach er: Sie ist meine Schwester. Denn er fürchtete sich zu sagen: Sie ist mein Weib; sie möchten mich erwürgen um Rebekkas willen; denn sie war schön von Angesicht.
  (And when the Leute in/at/on_the selben Orte fragten from seinem Weibe, so spoke er: They/She is my Schwester. Because he fürchtete itself/yourself/themselves to say: They/She is my Weib; they/she/them möchten me erwürgen around/by/for Rebekkas willen; because they/she/them was schön from Angesicht.)

CLV Qui cum interrogaretur a viris loci illius super uxore sua, respondit: Soror mea est: timuerat enim confiteri quod sibi esset sociata conjugio, reputans ne forte interficerent eum propter illius pulchritudinem.
  (Who when/with interrogaretur a viris loci illius super uxore sua, respondit: Soror mea it_is: timuerat because confiteri that sibi was sociata conyugio, reputans ne forte interficerent him propter illius pulchritudinem. )

BRN And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebecca, because she was [fn]fair.

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BrLXX Ἐπηρώτησαν δὲ οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ τόπου περὶ Ῥεβέκκας τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἀδελφή μου ἐστίν· ἐφοβήθη γὰρ εἰπεῖν, ὅτι γυνή μου ἐστὶ, μή ποτε ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτὸν οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ τόπου περὶ Ῥεβέκκας, ὅτι ὡραία τῇ ὄψει ἦν.
  (Epaʸrōtaʸsan de hoi andres tou topou peri Ɽebekkas taʸs gunaikos autou, kai eipen, adelfaʸ mou estin; efobaʸthaʸ gar eipein, hoti gunaʸ mou esti, maʸ pote apokteinōsin auton hoi andres tou topou peri Ɽebekkas, hoti hōraia taʸ opsei aʸn. )