¹¹ Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God^(A) in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’^(B)

¹⁵ But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels^[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God^(A) I did not act like that.

⁷ When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,^(A)” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

¹² When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

Psalm 36^[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

¹⁸ On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:^(A)