When the men of the place asked him about his wife,  he said, “She is my sister,” for  he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because  she was attractive in appearance.
ወተስእልዎ ፡ [ሰብአ ፡ ብሔር ፡] ለይስሐቅ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ርብቃ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ወይቤሎሙ ፡ እኅትየ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ እስመ ፡ ፈርሀ ፡ አይድዖቶሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይቅትልዎ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ብሔር ፡ በእንተ ፡ ርብቃ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ገጻ ።