Genesis 20:11

87 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Abraham mah, Hae prae kaminawk loe Sithaw zithaih tawn o ai moe, ka zu pongah kai na hum o tih, tiah ka poek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae Abraham loh, “Hekah hmuen ah Pathen hinyahnah om pawt tih ka yuu kah olka ah kai n'ngawn uh ve ka ti dongah ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae Abraham loh , “Hekah hmuen ah Pathen hinyahnah om pawt tih ka yuu kah olka ah kai n'ngawn uh ve ka ti dongah ni.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I aku la o Aberahama, No ka mea, i iho la au ma kuu naau, He oiaio, aole ka makau i ke Akua ma keia wahi; a e pepehi mai auanei lakou ia'u no kuu wahine.

English Berean Standard Bible

Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Abraram reponn li. Mwen te di nan kè m' pa gen moun ki gen krentif pou Bondye bò isit la. Mwen tè kwè yo ta ka touye m' poutèt madanm mwen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Respondit Abraham: Cogitavi mecum, dicens: Forsitan non est timor Dei in loco isto: et interficient me propter uxorem meam:

Bible in Basic English

And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et Abraham dit : C’est parce que je disais : Assurément il n’y a point de crainte de Dieu en ce lieu, et ils me tueront à cause de ma femme.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Odpověděl Abraham: Řekl jsem: Jistě že není bázně Boží na místě tomto, a zabijí mne pro ženu mou.

Kosraean Bible

Abraham el topuk, “Nga tuh tiana nunku mu ac oasr mwet yenu su etu in sunakin God, pwanang nga tuh sangeng mu elos ac uniyuwi ac eisla mutan kiuk uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Abraão disse: “Porque eu pensei: 'Certamente o temor de Deus não está neste lugar. Eles me matarão por causa da minha mulher.'

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi Avraam a spus: Pentru că am gândit: Cu adevărat teama de Dumnezeu nu este în acest loc; şi mă vor ucide din cauza soţiei mele.

Brenton English Septuagint

And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အာဗြဟံက``ဤအရပ်သားတို့သည်ဘုရား သခင်ကိုကြောက်ရွံ့ခြင်းမရှိကြသဖြင့် ကျွန်ုပ် ၏မယားကိုသိမ်းယူရန်ကျွန်ုပ်ကိုသတ်ကြလိမ့် မည်ဟုထင်သောကြောင့်ဤသို့ပြုမိပါသည်။-

Darby Translation

And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und Abraham sprach: Weil ich mir sagte: Gewiß ist keine Gottesfurcht an diesem Orte, und sie werden mich töten um meines Weibes willen.

Dutch Bible 1917

En Abraham zeide: Want ik dacht: alleen is de vreze Gods in deze plaats niet, zodat zij mij om mijner huisvrouw wil zullen doden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Abraham antwoordde: Ik dacht, er mocht eens in deze stad volstrekt geen vrees voor God worden gevonden; dan zou men er mij om mijn vrouw vermoorden.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed Abrahamo disse: Io l'ho fatto, perciocchè io diceva: E' non vi è pure alcun timor di Dio in questo luogo; e mi uccideranno per cagion della mia moglie.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Abraham answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.

Danish Bible 1931

Abraham svarede: “Jo, jeg tænkte: Her er sikkert ingen Gudsfrygt på dette Sted, så de vil slå mig ihjel for min Hustrus Skyld.

Leeser Tanakh

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will slay me for the sake of my wife.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Aùp-ra-ham đáp: Tôi tự nghĩ rằng: Trong xứ nầy thật không có ai kính sợ Đức Chúa Trời, thì họ sẽ vì cớ vợ tôi mà giết tôi chăng.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Pea talaange ʻe ʻEpalahame, “Naʻaku pehē ʻi hoku loto, Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he potu ni, ʻae manavahē ki he ʻOtua; pea te nau tāmateʻi au, koeʻuhi ko hoku uaifi.

French Ostervald Bible

Et Abraham répondit: C'est que je me suis dit: Il n'y a sûrement aucune crainte de Dieu dans ce lieu, et ils me tueront à cause de ma femme.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj Abraham diris: Mi pensis, ke ne ekzistas timo antaŭ Dio en ĉi tiu loko, kaj ke oni mortigos min pro mia edzino.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Abraham répondit: Je me disais qu’il n’y avait sans doute aucune crainte de Dieu dans ce pays, et que l’on me tuerait à cause de ma femme.

German Luther Bible 1912

Abraham sprach: Ich dachte, vielleicht ist keine Gottesfurcht an diesem Orte, und sie werden mich um meines Weibes willen erwürgen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

British English Septuagint 2012

And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Majority Standard BIble

Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

Webster Bible

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.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Abraham answered, ‘Because I thought, “Surely reverence for God is not in this place and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.”

Open English Bible (US)

Abraham answered, “Because I thought, ‘Surely reverence for God is not in this place and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.’

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E Abrahamo rispose: “L’ho fatto, perché dicevo fra me: Certo, in questo luogo non c’è timor di Dio; e m’uccideranno a causa di mia moglie.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Abraham répondit : « C'est parce que je me disais : ‹ Certainement, la crainte de Dieu n'est pas dans ce lieu. Ils me tueront à cause de ma femme. ›

Reina Valera 1909

Y Abraham respondió: Porque dije para mí: Cierto no hay temor de Dios en este lugar, y me matarán por causa de mi mujer.

Spanish BLL

Abraham le respondió: “Es que yo pensé: ‘Seguramente en este lugar no hay temor de Dios, y me matarán por causa de mi esposa’.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y Abraham respondió: “Porque dije para mí: Ciertamente no hay temor de Dios en este lugar, y me matarán por causa de mi mujer.

Croatian Bible

Abraham uzvrati: “Zbilja sam držao da nema Božjeg straha u ovome mjestu, pa će me ljudi ubiti zbog moje žene.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A Avram odgovori: Govorih: jamačno nema straha Božjeg u ovom mestu, pa će me ubiti radi žene moje.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And Abraham spake, Because I said, Perhaps the fear of the Lord is not in this place, and they will kill me on account of my wife.

German Textbibel

Da sprach Abraham: Ja, ich dachte, schwerlich ist irgend welche Gottesfurcht an diesem Ort zu finden; so werden sie mich denn umbringen um meines Weibes willen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And Abraham said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי רַ֚ק אֵין־יִרְאַ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי עַל־דְּבַ֥ר אִשְׁתִּֽי׃