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Genesis 12:13 KJV
Genesis · chapter 12 · verse 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.Genesis 12:13 · King James Version
Genesis 12:13 in context
11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12Therefore 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.
13Say, 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.
14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sisterʼâchôwtha sister , literally and figuratively)H269 →
- wellyâṭabto be make well, literally or figurativelyH3190 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- livechâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- Sayʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here is, I. A famine in the land of Canaan, a grievous famine. That fruitful land was turned into barrenness, not only to punish the iniquity of the Canaanites who dwelt therein, but to exercise the faith of Abram who sojourned therein; and a very sore trial it was; it tried what he would think, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-13