10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you [a]encountered, that you have done this thing?” 11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no (A)fear of God in this place, and (B)they will kill me because of my wife. 12 Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife;

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 20:10 Lit seen

10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”

11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God(A) in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’(B) 12 Besides, she really is my sister,(C) the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.

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