Verse 11

Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abraham svarte: 'Jeg tenkte: ‘Det finnes ingen gudsfrykt på dette stedet, og de vil drepe meg på grunn av min kone.’

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Abraham svarte: Jeg tenkte at det sikkert ikke er gudsfrykt på dette stedet, og at de vil drepe meg på grunn av min kone.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abraham sa: "Fordi jeg tenkte: Sikkert er ikke frykten for Gud tilstede her; de vil drepe meg for min kones skyld."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Abraham svarte: 'Jeg tenkte: Her er det ingen gudsfrykt, og de vil slå meg i hjel på grunn av min kone.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Abraham svarte: 'Jeg tenkte: Det er ingen gudsfrykt i dette stedet, og de vil drepe meg på grunn av min hustru.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abraham sa: Jeg mente at Guds frykt ikke fantes på dette stedet, og at de ville drepe meg på grunn av min kone.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Abraham svarte: 'Fordi jeg tenkte at frykten for Gud ikke var stor her; de ville drepe meg for min hustrus skyld.'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abraham sa: Jeg mente at Guds frykt ikke fantes på dette stedet, og at de ville drepe meg på grunn av min kone.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Abraham svarte: "Jeg tenkte: 'Det er ingen gudsfrykt på dette stedet, og de vil drepe meg på grunn av min kone.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abraham svarte: 'Jeg tenkte: 'Det er sikkert ingen gudsfrykt på dette stedet, og de vil drepe meg på grunn av min kone.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abraham sagde: Fordi jeg tænkte: Her er slet ingen Gudsfrygt paa dette Sted; og de maatte slaae mig ihjel for min Hustrues Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Abraham svarte: «Jeg tenkte at det sikkert ikke er gudsfrykt på dette stedet, og at de vil drepe meg for min kones skyld.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abraham sa: "Fordi jeg tenkte: 'Sannelig, gudsfrykt finnes ikke på dette stedet. De vil drepe meg på grunn av min kone.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Abraham svarte: 'Fordi jeg tenkte: Sannelig, gudsfrykt er ikke i dette stedet, og de vil drepe meg for min kones skyld.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Abraham sa: «Fordi jeg tenkte: Sannelig, gudsfrykt finnes ikke på dette stedet, og de vil drepe meg for min kones skyld.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Abraham svarte: Fordi jeg tenkte at det ikke er Guds frykt på dette stedet, og at de ville drepe meg på grunn av min kone.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Abraham Answered. I thought that peradveture the feare of God was not in this place and that they shulde sley me for my wyfes sake:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Abraham sayde: I thought: Peraduenture there is no feare of God in this place, & they shall sleye me for my wifes sake,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Abraha answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Abraha aunswered: For I thought thus surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they shal slaye me for my wyues sake.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abraham saith, `Because I said, `Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

Referenced Verses

• Gen 26:7 : 7 When the people of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
• Gen 12:12 : 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me, but they will let you live.
• Prov 16:6 : 6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
• Gen 42:18 : 18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, 'Do this, and you will live; for I fear God.'
• Neh 5:15 : 15 The former governors who were before me placed heavy burdens on the people, taking food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Even their servants oppressed the people. But because of the fear of God, I did not act like that.
• Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and turned away from evil.
• Job 28:28 : 28 And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
• Ps 14:4 : 4 Do all the evildoers not understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, but they do not call upon the LORD.
• Ps 36:1-4 : 1 To the choirmaster, a servant of the Lord, a psalm of David. 2 An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated. 4 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
• Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Prov 2:5 : 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
• Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
• Rom 3:18 : 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
• Gen 22:12 : 12 The angel said, 'Do not lay a hand on the boy. Do not harm him in any way, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.'