KJV King James Version
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This [is] his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
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Genesis 12:12
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This [is] his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
WEB World English Bible
It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
ASV American Standard Version
and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, ‘This is his wife,’ and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:
Surrounding context — Genesis 12
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon:
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This [is] his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
13 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.
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
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וְהָיָ֗הH1961 · ha.yahto beכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיִרְא֤וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֹתָךְ֙H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּצְרִ֔יםH4713 · mits.riEgyptianוְאָמְר֖וּH559 · a.marto sayאִשְׁתּ֣וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanזֹ֑אתH2063 · zotthisוְהָרְג֥וּH2026 · ha.ragto killאֹתִ֖יH853 · et[Obj.]וְאֹתָ֥ךְH853 · et[Obj.]יְחַיּֽוּ׃H2421 · cha.yahto live
Cross-references
Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.1 John 1:8-10If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
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