Verse 12

Genesis 12:12

Free Bible Version

12 When the Egyptians see you, they'll say, ‘She's his wife,’ and they'll kill me but not you!

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הָיָ֗ה כִּֽי יִרְא֤וּ אֹתָ/ךְ֙ הַ/מִּצְרִ֔ים וְ/אָמְר֖וּ אִשְׁתּ֣/וֹ זֹ֑את וְ/הָרְג֥וּ אֹתִ֖/י וְ/אֹתָ֥/ךְ יְחַיּֽוּ

English Translation

And it shall be that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, "This is his wife," and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

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Chapter 12 Context

1 The Lord told Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives, your family home, and travel to the land I... Focus ↗

2 I will make you the ancestor of a great nation and I will bless you. I will make sure you have a gre... Focus ↗

3 I will bless those who bless you; I will curse those who curse you. Everyone on earth will be blesse... Focus ↗

4 So Abram left following the Lord's instructions, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 when he left Ha... Focus ↗

5 With him went his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, together with all the possessions they had collected a... Focus ↗

6 Abram traveled on through the land as far as a place called Shechem, stopping at the oak tree of Mor... Focus ↗

7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I'm going to give this land to your descendants.” So Abram bui... Focus ↗

8 Then he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up camp there. Bethel was to the west an... Focus ↗

9 After that he went on his way, heading towards the Negev. Focus ↗

10 But the land had been hit by famine. So Abram continued on to Egypt, planning to live there because... Focus ↗

11 As he approached Egypt and was about to cross the border, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know w... Focus ↗

12 When the Egyptians see you, they'll say, ‘She's his wife,’ and they'll kill me but not you!

13 Tell them you're my sister so I'll be treated well because of you, and my life will be spared for yo... Focus ↗

14 When Abram arrived in Egypt, the people there saw how beautiful Sarai was. Focus ↗

15 Pharaoh's officials also noticed and spoke positively about her to Pharaoh. So Sarai was taken to hi... Focus ↗

16 Pharaoh treated Abram well because of her, giving him sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants,... Focus ↗

17 But the Lord caused Pharaoh and the people in his palace to suffer from terrible diseases because of... Focus ↗

18 So Pharaoh ordered Abram brought to him and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me... Focus ↗

19 Why did you say, ‘She's my sister,’ and let me take her to become one of my wives? So here's your wi... Focus ↗

20 Pharaoh ordered his guards to expel him and his wife from the country, along with everyone with them... Focus ↗

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