Verse 13 is a continuation of Abraham's answer to Abimelech.

## I said to her ##

"I said to Sarah"

## show me this faithfulness as my wife ##

Alternate translation: "be faithful to me by doing this"

## At every place where we go ##

"Everywhere we go" or "Wherever we go"

## say about me, "He is my brother." ##

"tell the people living there that I am your brother." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])

## Abimelech took ##

"Abimelech gathered"

## oxen ##

Oxen are cows or bulls that people use to pull heavy loads or do other hard work. Oxen usually work in pairs.