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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām if/because I_said certainly there_[is]_not fear of_god in/on/at/with_place the_this and_kill_me on the_matter wife_my.
OET (OET-RV) “Because I thought that there’s probably no one around here who obeys God,” replied Abraham “so they might kill me because of my wife.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם
and=he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām
Alternate translation: “Abraham replied to him,”
כִּ֣י
that/for/because/then/when
Alternate translation: “I did it because”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
אָמַ֗רְתִּי רַ֚ק אֵין יִרְאַ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי עַל דְּבַ֥ר אִשְׁתִּֽי
thought only not fear ʼₑlhīmv in/on/at/with,place the=this and,kill,me on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in word/matter_of wife,my
To “fear God” is an important theme in the Bible. It is a complex term that means to recognize how holy and powerful God is and to deeply respect and honor him by obeying and worshiping him. Also, consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded quote as a direct or indirect quote. Alternate translation: “I thought that there was certainly no one in this place who obeyed God, so I was afraid that they would kill me in order to take my wife for themselves.”
20:1-18 This second “sister story” in Genesis (cp. 12:10-20) occurred shortly before Sarah became pregnant with Isaac (ch 21). On both occasions, God protected Abraham and Sarah’s marriage in purity for the sake of the covenant promises. Participation in God’s plan requires separation from worldly corruption.
• This story took place in the Promised Land; it showed Israel how God intervened in people’s lives to fulfill his plan, how God continued to protect them against threats from other tribes, and how God used his chosen people to mediate his relationship with the nations.
• God’s preventing the destruction of Abraham’s marriage by adultery reminded the Israelites to keep their marriages morally and racially pure (Ezra 9:1-4; Neh 13:23-27; Mal 2:10-17); they should not allow any opportunity for temptation (Exod 20:14, 17; Lev 20:10; 21:13-15). Adultery would eventually destroy the covenant and the covenant people.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām if/because I_said certainly there_[is]_not fear of_god in/on/at/with_place the_this and_kill_me on the_matter wife_my.
OET (OET-RV) “Because I thought that there’s probably no one around here who obeys God,” replied Abraham “so they might kill me because of my wife.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.