New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 12:12-14

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.”

14It cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about when Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87cameכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִים֙ha.mitz.RimH4713sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200that the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulיָפָ֥הya.FahH3303.

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