20:11 Abraham replied, “Because I thought, 4 ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of 5 my wife.’
1 tn Heb “drew near to enter.”
2 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) is deictic here; it draws attention to the following fact.
3 tn Heb “a woman beautiful of appearance are you.”
4 tn Heb “Because I said.”
5 tn Heb “over the matter of.”