Genesis 26:7
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.”
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ASV
and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
KJV
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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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ | vai.yish.'a.Lu | and they asked | H7592 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| הַמָּקוֹם֙ | ha.ma.kOm | the place | H4725 → |
| לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ | le.'ish.To | of wife his | H802 → |
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֲחֹ֣תִי | 'a.Cho.ti | [is] sister my | H269 → |
| הִ֑וא | hi' | she | H1931 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| יָרֵא֙ | ya.Re' | he was afraid | H3372 → |
| לֵאמֹ֣ר | le.Mor | to say | H559 → |
| אִשְׁתִּ֔י | 'ish.Ti | wife my | H802 → |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי | ya.har.Gu.ni | they should kill me | H2026 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| הַמָּקוֹם֙ | ha.ma.kOm | the place | H4725 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| רִבְקָ֔ה | riv.Kah | Rebekah | H7259 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| טוֹבַ֥ת | to.Vat | [was] good of | H2896 → |
| מַרְאֶ֖ה | mar.'Eh | appearance | H4758 → |
| הִֽיא׃ | Hi' | she | H1931 → |
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