Genesis 26:7
The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”Genesis 26:7 · WEB
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- ગુજરાતી — ઉત્પત્તિ ૨૬:૭
- જયારે ત્યાંના માણસોએ તેની પત્ની વિષે પૂછ્યું, ત્યારે તેણે કહ્યું, “તે મારી બહેન છે.” કેમ કે તે મારી પત્ની છે, એવું કહેતાં તે ગભરાતો હતો, રખેને ત્યાંના માણસો રિબકાને લીધે તેને મારી નાખે, કારણ કે તે રૂપાળી હતી.”
- हिन्दी — उत्पत्ति २६:७
- जब उस स्थान के लोगों ने उसकी पत्नी के विषय में पूछा, तब उसने यह सोचकर कि यदि मैं उसको अपनी पत्नी कहूँ, तो यहाँ के लोग रिबका के कारण जो परम सुन्दरी है मुझ को मार डालेंगे, उत्तर दिया, “वह तो मेरी बहन है।”
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5because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
6Isaac lived in Gerar.
7The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”
8When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.
9Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”
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