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 E aconteceu que quando estava para entrar no Egito, disse a Sarai sua mulher: Eis que, agora conheço que és mulher bela à vista;
12 E será que quando te houverem visto os egípcios, dirão: Sua mulher é: e matarão a mim, e a ti te preservarão a vida.
13 Agora, pois, dize que és minha irmã, para que eu vá bem por tua causa, e viva minha alma por causa de ti.
14 E aconteceu que, quando entrou Abrão no Egito, os egípcios viram a mulher que era bela em grande maneira.
15 Viram-na também os príncipes de Faraó, e a elogiaram; e foi levada a mulher a casa de Faraó:
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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