Genesis 12
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Genesis 12:11-15

11It came about, when he 1was approaching Egypt, that he said to his wife Sarai, “See now, I know that you are a 23beautiful woman;

124and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

13Please say that you are 5my sister so that it may go well for me because of you, and that 67I may live on account of you.”

14Now it came about, when Abram entered Egypt, that the Egyptians 8saw that the woman was very beautiful.

15Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and 9the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 12:11 Lit came 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 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 12:14 Lit saw the woman that she was ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 12:15 Gen 20:2 ↩

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