Verse List for GEN 26:7

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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.”

OET-LV And_ the _men _of _they _asked of_the _place of_wife _of_his and_he/it _said sister _of_is_my she if/because he _was _afraid to_say wife _of_my lest they_should _kill _me the _men _of the _place on Riⱱqāh if/because was_good _of appearance she.

ULT Then the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She, is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “Lest the men of the place kill me on account of Rebekah, because she, is beautiful of appearance.”

UST 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 have her, so he lied and told them she was his sister.

BSB & MSB 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 When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister’. He was afraid to say ‘my wife’. He thought that the men of the place would kill him for Rebekah, because she was beautiful to look at.

WEBBE & WMBB 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, for _⌊she was beautiful_⌋.”[fn]

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.

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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.'

Drby 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.

SLT And the men of the place will ask concerning his wife; and he will say, She is my sister: for he will be afraid to say, My wife, lest the men of the place will kill me for Rebekah, because she is good in appearance.

Wbstr 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-1769 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-1611 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 shee was faire to looke vpon.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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 beautiful to the eye.)

Gnva 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 beautiful to the eye.)

Cvdl 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 beautiful to look unto.)

Wycl 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 acknowledge that she was felouschipid to him in matrimonye, and guessed lest peradventure/perhaps they wanted slay/kill him for the fairness of her.)

Luth 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 people/folk in/at/on_the the_same places asked from his woman, so spoke he: They/She is my sister. Because he feared itself/yourself/themselves to/for say: They/She is my woman; they/she/them want me strangle around/by/for Rebekahs will(v); because/than they/she/them what/which beautiful from face.)

ClVg 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 to_asktur from men loci of_that over wife his_own, answered: Sister my it_is: timuerat because to_confess that to_himself was sociata conyugio, reputans not perhaps they_would_kill him because of_that beauty.)

UHB וַֽ⁠יִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַ⁠מָּקוֹם֙ לְ⁠אִשְׁתּ֔⁠וֹ וַ⁠יֹּ֖אמֶר אֲחֹ֣תִ⁠י הִ֑וא כִּ֤י יָרֵא֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֔⁠י פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻ֜⁠נִי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַ⁠מָּקוֹם֙ עַל־רִבְקָ֔ה כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא׃ ‡

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.

BrTr 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.