Genesis 12:13

אִמְרִי ־ נָא אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ לְמַעַן יִֽיטַב ־ לִי בַעֲבוּרֵךְ וְחָיְתָה נַפְשִׁי בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

12וְהָיָה כִּֽי ־ יִרְאוּ אֹתָךְ הַמִּצְרִים וְאָמְרוּ אִשְׁתּוֹ זֹאת וְהָרְגוּ אֹתִי וְאֹתָךְ יְחַיּֽוּ ׃

14וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא אַבְרָם מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרִים אֶת ־ הָאִשָּׁה כִּֽי ־ יָפָה הִוא מְאֹֽד ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 20:2וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל ־ שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ גְּרָר וַיִּקַּח אֶת ־ שָׂרָֽה ׃

Genesis 20:12וְגַם ־ אָמְנָה אֲחֹתִי בַת ־ אָבִי הִוא אַךְ לֹא בַת ־ אִמִּי וַתְּהִי ־ לִי לְאִשָּֽׁה ׃

Psalms 146:3אַל ־ תִּבְטְחוּ בִנְדִיבִים בְּבֶן ־ אָדָם ׀ שֶׁאֵֽין לוֹ תְשׁוּעָֽה ׃

Jeremiah 17:5כֹּה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה אָרוּר הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר יִבְטַח בָּֽאָדָם וְשָׂם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעוֹ וּמִן ־ יְהוָה יָסוּר לִבּֽוֹ ׃

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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