New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 12:11-13

11It cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about whenH3512hecameלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H7126 H935nearH7126to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,that he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, “Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you are abeautifulיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802;

12and whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200you, they will sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘ThisH2088is his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802’;and they will killוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026me, but they will let you liveיְחַיּֽוּ׃ye.chai.YuH2421.

13Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559that you aremy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that it may goיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190wellH3190with me becauseבַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְva.'a.vu.RekhH5668of you, and thatI may liveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421on accountבִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃big.la.LekhH1558of you.”

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