13Say, 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

10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

11 And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

12 Therefore 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.

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 had 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.

Genesis 12:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Say, 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.