Genesis 12:13
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.
KJV
Dic ergo, obsecro te, quod soror mea sis : ut bene sit mihi propter te, et vivat anima mea ob gratiam tui.
Vulgate
εἰπὸν οὖν ὅτι Ἀδελφὴ αὐτοῦ εἰμί, ὅπως ἂν εὖ μοι γένηται διὰ σέ, καὶ ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου ἕνεκεν σοῦ.
LXX
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.
ASV
אִמְרִי נָ֖א אֲחֹ֣תִ/י אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֨עַן֙ יִֽיטַב לִ֣/י בַ/עֲבוּרֵ֔/ךְ וְ/חָיְתָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖/י בִּ/גְלָלֵֽ/ךְ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
גְלַ֣ל
gll
noun · 10×
י
y
noun · 119×
י
y
noun · 752×
יִיטַ֥ב
yytb
verb · 111×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לְמַ֣עַן
lm'n
preposition · 268×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
עֲב֖וּר
'bvr
noun · 49×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 20:2 — And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- Gen 20:5 — Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
- Gen 20:12 — And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Gen 26:7 — And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fai
- Gen 26:7 — And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fai