American King James Version
"Say, 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. ¶ "
— Genesis 12:13, American 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.”
“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. ”
“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."”
“So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you.””
“Say, 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.”
“Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.”
“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.”
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.
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a fair woman to look on:
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see you, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive.
Say, 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. ¶
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.