Verse 13

Genesis 12:13

Bible in Basic English

13 Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אִמְרִי נָ֖א אֲחֹ֣תִ/י אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֨עַן֙ יִֽיטַב לִ֣/י בַ/עֲבוּרֵ֔/ךְ וְ/חָיְתָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖/י בִּ/גְלָלֵֽ/ךְ

English Translation

Say, please, you are my sister, so that it may go well with me because of you, and my life may be spared on account of you.

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Chapter 12 Context

1 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's hou... Focus ↗

2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a bl... Focus ↗

3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse:... Focus ↗

4 So Abram went as the Lord had said to him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old w... Focus ↗

5 And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants whi... Focus ↗

6 And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, th... Focus ↗

7 And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an alt... Focus ↗

8 And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el... Focus ↗

9 And he went on, journeying still to the South. Focus ↗

10 And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt. Focus ↗

11 Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautifu... Focus ↗

12 And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will... Focus ↗

13 Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will b...

14 And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she... Focus ↗

15 And Pharaoh's great men, having seen her, said words in praise of her to Pharaoh, and she was taken... Focus ↗

16 And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and... Focus ↗

17 And the Lord sent great troubles on Pharaoh's house because of Sarai, Abram's wife. Focus ↗

18 Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was yo... Focus ↗

19 Why did you say that she was your sister? so that I took her for my wife: now, take your wife and go... Focus ↗

20 And Pharaoh gave orders to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and all he had. Focus ↗

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