NET Bible
"Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’"
— Genesis 20:11, NET 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.”
“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 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.”
Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.
Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him,“What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!”
Then Abimelech asked Abraham,“What prompted you to do this thing?”
Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.
When God made me wander from my father’s house, I told her,‘This is what you can do to show your loyalty to me: Every place we go, say about me,“He is my brother.”’”
So Abimelech gave sheep, cattle, and male and female servants to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.