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.”This verse in the real world
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- רִבְקָהRibqâhRibkah, the wife of Isaac
- אָחוֹתʼâchôwtha sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
- הָרַגhâragto smite with deadly intent
- שָׁאַלshâʼalto inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- יָרֵאyârêʼto fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
- מָקוֹםmâqôwmproperly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); al
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsha man in general (singly or collectively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.