Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

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

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.

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.

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:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצרי 
Mitsriy 
Usage: 30

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

and they will kill
הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

References

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Context Readings

Abram In Egypt

11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he told his wife Sarai, "Look, I'm aware that you're a beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, "She is his wife.' Then they'll kill me, but allow you to live. 13 Please say that you are my sister, so things will go well for me for your sake. That way, you'll be saving my life."

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

"I thought that there's no fear of God in this place," Abraham replied, "and that they would kill me because of my wife.

Genesis 26:7

Later on, the men of that place asked about his wife, so he replied, "She's my sister," because he was afraid to call her "my wife." He kept thinking, ""otherwise, the men around here will kill me on account of Rebekah, since she's very beautiful."

1 Samuel 27:1

David told himself, "One of these days I'll perish by Saul's hand. There is nothing better for me to do than to escape to Philistine territory. Saul will give up searching for me anymore within the borders of Israel, so I'll escape from him."

Proverbs 29:25

Fearing any human being is a trap, but confiding in the LORD keeps anyone safe.

Matthew 10:28

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

1 John 1:8-10

If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we're not being truthful to ourselves.

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