Genesis 20:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 20:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְרָהָ֔ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֗רְתִּי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
רַ֚ק
raq
H7535
only
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יִרְאַ֣ת
yirʼâh
H3374
fear
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בַּמָּק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי
hârag
H2026
to kill
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דְּבַ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אִשְׁתִּֽי
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abraham answered, “Because I said, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place, so they will kill me because of my wife.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).