and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.

Ηρωτησαν δε οι ανδρες του τοπου περι της γυναικος αυτου· και ειπεν, Αδελφη μου ειναι· διοτι εφοβηθη να ειπη, Γυνη μου ειναι· λεγων, Μηπως με φονευσωσιν οι ανδρες του τοπου δια την Ρεβεκκαν· επειδη ητο ωραια την οψιν.

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.