Genesis 12
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Genesis 12:11-13

11It cameH1961 about whenH3512 he 1cameH7126H935 nearH7126 to EgyptH4714, that he saidH559 to SaraiH8297 his wifeH802, “SeeH2009 nowH4994, I knowH3045 that you are a 23beautifulH3303 womanH802;

124and whenH3588 the EgyptiansH4713 seeH7200 you, they will sayH559, ‘ThisH2088 is his wifeH802’; and they will killH2026 me, but they will let you liveH2421.

13PleaseH4994 sayH559 that you are 5my sisterH269 soH4616 that it may goH3190 wellH3190 with me becauseH5668 of you, and that 67I may liveH2421 on accountH1558 of you.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 12:11 Lit drew near to enter ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 12:11 Lit woman of beautiful appearance ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 12:11 Gen 26:7; 29:17 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 12:12 Gen 20:11 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 12:13 Gen 20:2, 5, 12; 26:7 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 12:13 Lit my soul ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 12:13 Jer 38:17, 20 ↩

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