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Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "Because I thought that since no one here fears God, someone may kill me so they can take my wife." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotesinquotes and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations)
no fear of God in this place
Here "place" refers to the people. Alternate translation: "no one here in Gerar fears God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
fear of God
This means to deeply respect God and show that respect by obeying him.