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;


In Context

8 And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly;

9 and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, 'What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'

10 Abimelech also saith unto Abraham, 'What hast thou seen that thou hast done this thing?'

11 And 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;

12 and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;

13 and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This is thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we 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 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 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.