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 of Prep 7259 [e] רִבְקָ֔ה riḇ-qāh, Rebekah N-proper-fs 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- because Conj 2896 [e] טוֹבַ֥ת ṭō-w-ḇaṯ beautiful Adj-fsc 4758 [e] מַרְאֶ֖ה mar-’eh to behold N-ms 1931 [e] הִֽיא׃ hî. she [is] Pro-3fs

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.

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."

She is my sister.

Genesis 12:13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for …

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fair.

Genesis 24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look on, a virgin, neither had any …

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