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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_called ʼₐⱱīmelek for_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_he/it_said surely here wife_your she and_why did_you_say sister_my she and_he/it_said to_him/it Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) DOM I_thought lest I_should_die on_account_of_her.
OET (OET-RV) So Abimelech called for Yitshak and said, “Hey, she’s really your wife! So how could you say, ‘She’s my sister’?”
¶ “Because I said to myself, ‘I might die because of her.’,” Yitshak replied.
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְיִצְחָ֗ק
and=he/it_called ʼₐⱱīmelek for,Isaac
King Abimelech probably sent a servant to tell Isaac to come talk to him. Alternate translation: “So King Abimelech summoned Isaac” or “Then King Abimelech sent someone to bring Isaac to him”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
and=he/it_said
Consider what is the best way to translate this quote margin in your language. Alternate translation: “and said to him,” or “and scolded him by saying,”
Note 2 topic: translate-keyterms
אַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֙ הִ֔וא
really see/lo/see! wife,your who/which
The word “behold” emphasizes what follows it. Consider what is the best way in your language to translate this term in this context. Alternate translation: “It is clear that she is actually your wife!”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
וְאֵ֥יךְ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא
and,why say sister,my who/which
Consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded direct quote (She is my sister) as a direct or indirect quote.
Note 4 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יִצְחָ֔ק
and=he/it_said to=him/it Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac)
Consider what is the best way in your language to translate this quote margin.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן אָמ֖וּת עָלֶֽיהָ
that/for/because/then/when thought lest die on_account_of,her
Consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded quote as a direct or indirect quote. Alternate translation: “Because I thought that I might die because of her.” or “I said that because I was afraid that someone might kill me in order to take her as a wife.”
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_he/it_called ʼₐⱱīmelek for_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_he/it_said surely here wife_your she and_why did_you_say sister_my she and_he/it_said to_him/it Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) DOM I_thought lest I_should_die on_account_of_her.
OET (OET-RV) So Abimelech called for Yitshak and said, “Hey, she’s really your wife! So how could you say, ‘She’s my sister’?”
¶ “Because I said to myself, ‘I might die because of her.’,” Yitshak replied.
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.