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# General Information:
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Verse 13 is a continuation of Abraham's answer to Abimelech.
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# my father's house
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Here "house" stands for Abraham's family. Alternate translation: "my father and the rest of my family" or "my father's household" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I said to her, 'You must show me this faithfulness as my wife: At every place where we go, say about me, "He is my brother."'
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This has quotations within quotations. They can be stated as indirect quotations. Alternate translation: "I said to Sarah that I wanted her to be faithful to me by telling people everywhere we go that I am her brother" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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