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 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were greatly afraid.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What has thou done to us? and in what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds to me that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said to 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 yet indeed she is my sister: she is 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 to her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show to 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 American Standard 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 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 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.