Genesis 26:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 26:7 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 →
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲחֹ֣תִי
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
הִ֑וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
יָרֵא֙
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
לֵאמֹ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִשְׁתִּ֔י
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי
hârag
H2026
to kill
אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רִבְקָ֔ה
Ribqâh
H7259
Rebekah
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
טוֹבַ֥ת
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מַרְאֶ֖ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
הִֽיא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "My wife," lest, he thought, the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she was beautiful to look on.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “ my wife.” “Lest the men of the place kill me on account of Rebekah, because she beautiful of appearance.”
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