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OET (OET-LV) And_asked the_men the_place about_wife_his and_he/it_said sister_my she DOM he_was_afraid to_say wife_my lest kill_me the_men the_place on Riⱱqāh DOM [was]_good of_appearance she.
OET (OET-RV) Then the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She’s my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She’s my wife.” He was thinking, “What if the men in this place kill me because Rebekah is so beautiful to look at.”
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙ לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
and,asked men_of the,place about,wife,his
Alternate translation: “After a while the men from that place started asking him about Rebekah,” or “When the men from there started asking him about Rebekah,”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
and=he/it_said
Alternate translation: “he said to them” or “he deceived them by saying”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא
sister,my who/which
Consider whether it is more natural in your language to use a direct quote or an indirect quote here. Alternate translation: “that she was his sister”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
כִּ֤י יָרֵא֙ לֵאמֹ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֔י
that/for/because/then/when fearing to=say wife,my
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Also see how you handled the previous quote in this sentence. Alternate translation: “He was afraid to say that she was his wife,”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
פֶּן יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙
lest kill,me men_of the,place
See how you translated the men of the place earlier in this verse. Also consider whether it is better in your language to use a direct or indirect quote here, and see what you did earlier in this verse. Alternate translation: “He thought that the men of that city might kill him” or “He was afraid that the men in that place would kill him”
עַל רִבְקָ֔ה
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Riⱱqāh
Alternate translation: “because of Rebekah,” or “so that they could take Rebekah,”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
כִּֽי טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא
that/for/because/then/when attractive appearance she/it
For some languages it may be better to put this clause first in this verse and say, “Now Rebekah was very beautiful, so the men in that city started asking Isaac about her. Isaac was afraid they might kill him in order to take/have her, so he lied and told them she was his sister.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “because she is very beautiful.”
26:1-35 In this digression from Jacob’s story, Isaac’s prosperity (ch 26) shows that the blessing had passed to him (cp. 25:11) despite his failures of faith.
OET (OET-LV) And_asked the_men the_place about_wife_his and_he/it_said sister_my she DOM he_was_afraid to_say wife_my lest kill_me the_men the_place on Riⱱqāh DOM [was]_good of_appearance she.
OET (OET-RV) Then the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She’s my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She’s my wife.” He was thinking, “What if the men in this place kill me because Rebekah is so beautiful to look at.”
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.