Verses 13-18 report the wife’s false version of this incident. Verse 13 follows the same sequence of events as in verse 12. In some languages it may be desirable to begin a new paragraph at this point (as in New International Version, Contemporary English Version).

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .