11And 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.


In Context

8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

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.

12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

13 and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Genesis 20:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:11Abraham replied, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:11Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11Abraham said, |Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11And Abraham saith, 'Because I said, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And 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.