NASB
""Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.""
— Genesis 12:13, NASB
“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.”
Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
It came about when he came near to Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman;
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
"Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you."
It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels.