Genesis 12:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 12:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 12:13 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 12:13 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 12:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Please 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.””
Genesis 12:13 — World English Bible
Genesis 12:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Say, 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.”
Genesis 12:13 — American Standard Version
Genesis 12:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“say, I pray thee, thou <FI>art<Fi> my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'”
Genesis 12:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 12:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Say, 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.”
Genesis 12:13 — Darby Translation
Genesis 12:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Say, I pray thee, that thou art my sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my life may be preserued by thee.”
Genesis 12:13 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 12:13 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Please say that you are my sister, so that it may go well with me because of you, and my life may be spared because of you."”
Genesis 12:13 — The Living Sword
Genesis 12:13 in Context — Genesis 12
11 Y aconteció que cuando estaba para entrar en Egipto, dijo á Sarai su mujer: He aquí, ahora conozco que eres mujer hermosa de vista;
12 Y será que cuando te habrán visto los Egipcios, dirán: Su mujer es: y me matarán á mí, y á ti te reservarán la vida.
13 Ahora pues, di que eres mi hermana, para que yo haya bien por causa tuya, y viva mi alma por amor de ti.
14 Y aconteció que, como entró Abram en Egipto, los Egipcios vieron la mujer que era hermosa en gran manera.
15 Viéronla también los príncipes de Faraón, y se la alabaron; y fué llevada la mujer á casa de Faraón:
What Does Genesis 12:13 Mean?
Genesis 12:13 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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