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Genesis 26:7
New English Translation
Genesis 26:7
New English Translation
7 When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied, “She is my sister.”[a] He was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” for he thought to himself,[b] “The men of this place will kill me to get[c] Rebekah because she is very beautiful.”
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- Genesis 26:7 sn Rebekah, unlike Sarah, was not actually her husband’s sister.
- Genesis 26:7 tn Heb “lest.” The words “for he thought to himself” are supplied because the next clause is written with a first person pronoun, showing that Isaac was saying or thinking this.
- Genesis 26:7 tn Heb “kill me on account of.”
Genesis 26:7
New International Version
Genesis 26:7
New International Version
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.”
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