Parallel GEN 26:9

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BSB Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?”
§ Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”

OEB Then Abimelech called to Isaac, and said, ‘Surely she is your wife; why did you say “She is my sister?” ’ Isaac answered him, ‘I said it, so that I might not die because of her.’

WEB Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?”
¶ Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’ ”

NET So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, “She is really your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought someone might kill me to get her.”

LSV And Abimelech calls for Isaac and says, “Behold, she [is] surely your wife; and how could you have said, She [is] my sister?” And Isaac says to him, “Because I said, Lest I die for her.”

FBV Abimelech sent for Isaac and complained. “From what I saw she's clearly your wife!” he said. “Why on earth did you say, ‘She's my sister’?”
¶ “Because I thought I'd be killed because of her,” Isaac replied.

T4T So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said to him, “Now I realize that she is really your wife! So why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied to him, “I said that because I thought that someone here might kill me to get her.”

LEB And Abimelech called Isaac[fn] and said, “Surely sheis your wife. Now why did you say ‘She is my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I thought I would die on account of her.”

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BBE And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.

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JPS And Abimelech called Isaac, and said: 'Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou: She is my sister?' And Isaac said unto him: 'Because I said: Lest I die because of her.'

ASV And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.

DRA And calling for him, he said: It is evident she is thy wife: why didst thou feign her to be thy sister? He answered: I feared lest I should die for her sake.

YLT And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, 'Lo, she [is] surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She [is] my sister?' and Isaac saith unto him, 'Because I said, Lest I die for her.'

DBY Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her.

RV And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

WBS And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, surely she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I should die on her account.

KJB And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
  (And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy/your wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. )

BB And Abimelech called Isahac, and said: beholde, she is of a suretie thy wife, and why saydest thou, she is my sister? To whom Isahac aunswered: because I thought that I might peraduenture haue dyed for her sake.
  (And Abimelech called Isahac, and said: behold, she is of a suretie thy/your wife, and why saidst thou, she is my sister? To whom Isahac answered: because I thought that I might peraduenture have died for her sake.)

GNV Then Abimelech called Izhak, and sayde, Loe, shee is of a suertie thy wife, and why saydest thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her.
  (Then Abimelech called Izhak, and said, Lo, she is of a suertie thy/your wife, and why saidst thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her. )

CB Then Abimelech called Isaac, and sayde: Beholde, she is thy wyfe, why saydest thou then: She is my sister? Isaac answered him: I thought, I might peraduenture hahe died because of her.
  (Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said: Behold, she is thy/your wife, why saidst thou/you then: She is my sister? Isaac answered him: I thought, I might peraduenture hahe died because of her.)

WYC And whanne Isaac was clepid, the kyng seide, It is opyn, that sche is thi wijf; whi liedist thou, that sche was thi sistir? Isaac answerde, Y dredde, lest Y schulde die for hir.
  (And when Isaac was called, the king said, It is opyn, that she is thy/your wife; why liedist thou, that she was thy/your sister? Isaac answered, I dreaded, lest I should die for her.)

LUT Da rief Abimelech dem Isaak und sprach: Siehe, es ist dein Weib. Wie hast du denn gesagt: Sie ist meine Schwester? Isaak antwortete ihm: Ich gedachte, ich möchte vielleicht sterben müssen um ihretwillen.
  (So rief Abimelech to_him Isaak and spoke: Siehe, it is your Weib. How hast you because gesagt: They/She is my Schwester? Isaak antwortete ihm: I thought, I möchte vielleicht dien müssen around/by/for ihretwillen.)

CLV Et accersito eo, ait: Perspicuum est quod uxor tua sit: cur mentitus es eam sororem tuam esse? Respondit: Timui ne morerer propter eam.
  (And accersito eo, ait: Perspicuum it_is that wife your let_it_be: cur mentitus you_are her sororem tuam esse? Respondit: Timui ne morerer propter eam. )

BRN And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is she then thy wife? why hast thou said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, I did so, for I said, Lest at any time I die on her account.

BrLXX Ἐκάλεσε δὲ Ἀβιμέλεχ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἆρά γε γυνή σου ἐστί; τί ὅτι εἶπας, ἀδελφή μου ἐστίν; εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰσαὰκ, εἶπα γὰρ, μή ποτε ἀποθάνω διʼ αὐτήν.
  (Ekalese de Abimeleⱪ ton Isaʼak, kai eipen autōi, ara ge gunaʸ sou esti; ti hoti eipas, adelfaʸ mou estin; eipe de autōi Isaʼak, eipa gar, maʸ pote apothanō diʼ autaʸn. )