Genesis 12:13
“Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be wel with me, for thy sake; and my soule shall liue, because of thee.”
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Genesis 12:13 Context
11And it came to passe when he was come neere to enter into Egypt, that he said vnto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a faire woman to looke vpon. 12Therefore it shall come to passe, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will saue thee aliue. 13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be wel with me, for thy sake; and my soule shall liue, because of thee. 14¶ And it came to passe, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that shee was very faire. 15The Princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaohs house.
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Say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
- King James Version
"Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)