Genesis 20:11
And Avraham said, Because I thought, Surely the yirat Elohim is not in this place; and they will slay me on account of my isha.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10And Avimelech said unto Avraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
12And yet indeed she is my achot; she is the bat avi, but not the bat immi; and she became my isha.
Cross References
Genesis 12:12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his isha; and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Genesis 26:7And the anshei hamakom asked him about his isha; and he said, She is my achot; for he feared to say, She is my isha; lest, said he, the anshei hamakom should kill me for Rivkah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that had been before me placed a heavy burden on HaAm, and had taken of them lechem and yayin, in addition to the forty shekels of kesef; yea, even their assistants domineered HaAm; but so did not I, because of yirat Elohim.
Job 28:28And unto adam He said, 1 See, the Yirat Adonoi, that is chochmah, 1 and to depart from rah is binah.
Psalms 36:1(For the one directing. Of Dovid, the eved Hashem) 1
Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the Yirat Hashem, 1 and find the Da'as Elohim. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:9-14
Abimelech's Conduct Towards Abraham. ( b. c. 1898.) 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11… Read the whole commentary →