Genesis 12:13

Say now, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me through thee, and my life may be preserved through thy words.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12And it will be that when the Mizraee see thee they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, and thee will they reserve.

14And it was that when Abram had entered into Mizraim, the Mizraee saw the woman that she was singularly fair;

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Cross References

Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelek, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Genesis 20:12Nevertheless, in truth she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 12:11-14

Abram's Removal into Egypt. ( b. c. 1920.) 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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