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Genesis 20:11

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11And Abraham said, “Because I said, surely there is no afear of God in this place, and bthey will kill me because of my wife.

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Cross references

  1. aNeh 5:15; Prov 16:6
  2. bGen 12:12; 26:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

NLTNew Living Translation

Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.