Genesis 20:10–11
Genesis 20:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 20:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?”
11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’
Genesis 20:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?”
11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.
Genesis 20:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 What were you thinking that caused you to do this?”
11 Then Abraham answered, “I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.
Genesis 20:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What hast thou seen that thou hast done this? 11 And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What were you thinking when you did this?”
11 Abraham said, “I thought that because there are no God-fearing people in this place, I’d be killed because of my wife.
Genesis 20:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 Abimelech also said to Abraham, “What did you intend when you did this thing?”
11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 20:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What were you thinking of, that you did this thing?” 11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
Genesis 20:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What were you thinking that you did this thing?” 11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of my wife.
Genesis 20:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 Abimelech also asked Abraham, “Why did you do this?”
11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There isn’t any respect for God in this place at all. They will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 20:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?”
11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.