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A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife. And they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Holman Bible
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me but let you live.
International Standard Version
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, "She is his wife.' Then they'll kill me, but allow you to live.
American Standard Version
and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Amplified
so when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me [to acquire you], but they will let you live.
Bible in Basic English
And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.
Darby Translation
And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.
Julia Smith Translation
And it shall be when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, and thee they will permit to live.
King James 2000
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see you, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and it shall happen [that], if the Egyptians see you, then they will say, 'This [is] his wife,' then they will kill me but let you live.
Modern King James verseion
And it will be when the Egyptians see you, they shall say, This is his wife. And they will kill me, but they will save you alive.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It will come to pass, therefore, when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, 'she is his wife.' And so shall they slay me and save thee.
NET Bible
When the Egyptians see you they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.
New Heart English Bible
It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
The Emphasized Bible
so will it come to pass when the Egyptians behold thee, that they will say, His wife, this! and will slay me while thee, they preserve alive.
Webster
Therefore it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
World English Bible
It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
Youngs Literal Translation
and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, 'This is his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:
Themes
Cowardice » Instances of » Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
Egyptians » Hospitality of, to abraham
Falsehood » Instances of » Abraham, in denying that sarah was his wife
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Context Readings
Abram In Egypt
11 And it came to pass, when he came near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou are a fair woman to look upon. 12 And it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife. And they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou are my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
Genesis 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, My wife, Lest, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look upon.
1 Samuel 27:1
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the bor
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man brings a snare, but he who puts his trust in LORD shall be safe.
Matthew 10:28
And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
1 John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us.