Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7592 [e] וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ way-yiš-’ă-lū And asked Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 376 [e] אַנְשֵׁ֤י ’an-šê the men N-mpc 4725 [e] הַמָּקוֹם֙ ham-mā-qō-wm of that place Art | N-ms 802 [e] לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ lə-’iš-tōw about his wife Prep-l | N-fsc | 3ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֖אמֶר way-yō-mer and he said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 269 [e] אֲחֹ֣תִי ’ă-ḥō-ṯî My sister N-fsc | 1cs 1931 [e] הִ֑וא hî she [is] Pro-3fs 3588 [e] כִּ֤י kî For Conj 3372 [e] יָרֵא֙ yā-rê he was afraid V-Qal-Perf-3ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֣ר lê-mōr to say Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 802 [e] אִשְׁתִּ֔י ’iš-tî [She is] my wife N-fsc | 1cs 6435 [e] פֶּן־ pen- lest Conj 2026 [e] יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי ya-har-ḡu-nî kill me V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | 1cs 376 [e] אַנְשֵׁ֤י ’an-šê the men N-mpc 4725 [e] הַמָּקוֹם֙ ham-mā-qō-wm of the place Art | N-ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- on account Prep 7259 [e] רִבְקָ֔ה riḇ-qāh of Rebekah N-proper-fs 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- because Conj 2896 [e] טוֹבַ֥ת ṭō-w-ḇaṯ beautiful Adj-fsc 4758 [e] מַרְאֶ֖ה mar-’eh of appearance N-ms 1931 [e] הִֽיא׃ hî she [is] Pro-3fs

Berean Study Bible
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”

Young's Literal Translation
and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, ‘She [is] my sister:’ for he hath been afraid to say, ‘My wife—lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she [is] of good appearance.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “ She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say “ my wife,” thinking, “ The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.”

New American Standard Bible
When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "my wife," [thinking], "the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."

King James Bible
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. Genesis 26:7 • Genesis 26:7 NIV • Genesis 26:7 NLT • Genesis 26:7 ESV • Genesis 26:7 NASB • Genesis 26:7 KJV • Genesis 26:7 Biblia Paralela • Genesis 26:7 Chinese Bible • Genesis 26:7 French Bible • Genesis 26:7 German Bible

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