Genesis 20:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם
(av·ra·ham,)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
said,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Becauseכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I thought,אָמַ֗רְתִּי
(a·mar·ti)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
surely 
 
7534: thin, only, altogether, surelyfrom an unused word
there is noאֵין־
(ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
fearיִרְאַ֣ת
(yir·'at)
3374: a fearfrom yare
of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
in thisהַזֶּ֑ה
(haz·zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
place,בַּמָּקֹ֖ום
(bam·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
and they will killוַהֲרָג֖וּנִי
(va·ha·ra·gu·ni)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
me becauseעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
of my wife.אִשְׁתִּֽי׃
(ish·ti.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Because I thought
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Surely
raq  (rak)
leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although
the fear
yir'ah  (yir-aw')
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence -- dreadful, exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
is not in this place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
and they will slay me
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
for my wife's
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
sake
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham replied, "I thought, 'There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'

International Standard Version
"I thought that there's no fear of God in this place," Abraham replied, "and that they would kill me because of my wife.

NET Bible
Abraham replied, "Because I thought, 'Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham said, "I thought that because there are no God-fearing people in this place, I'd be killed because of my wife.

King James 2000 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.
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