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Genesis 26:7
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Genesis 26:7 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Männer des Ortes erkundigten sich nach seinem Weibe, und er sprach: Sie ist meine Schwester. Denn er fürchtete sich zu sagen: Mein Weib, indem er dachte: Die Männer des Ortes möchten mich sonst töten wegen Rebekka; denn sie ist schön von Ansehen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los hombres de aquel lugar le preguntaron acerca de su mujer; y él respondió: Es mi hermana; porque tuvo miedo de decir: Es mi mujer; que tal vez, dijo, los hombres del lugar me matarían por causa de Rebeca; porque era de hermoso aspecto.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os homens daquele lugar lhe perguntaram acerca de sua mulher; e ele respondeu: É minha irmã; porque teve medo de dizer: É minha mulher; que talvez, disse, os homens do lugar me matem por causa de Rebeca; porque era de belo aspecto.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando os homens do lugar lhe perguntaram sobre sua mulher, ele respondeu: "É minha irmã". Pois temeu dizer: "É minha mulher". Ele pensou consigo: "Os homens deste lugar tentarão me matar para possuir Rebeca, pois ela é de boa aparência".

📖 Genesis 26:7 in Context

5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7And 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.
8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9And 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.
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