NASB
"Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife."
— Genesis 20:11, NASB
“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.”
“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. ”
“Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'”
“Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’”
“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:”
“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.”
“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.”
So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.
Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done."
And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?"
Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
"Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;
and it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"
Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored his wife Sarah to him.