Verse List for GEN 12:13

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OET (OET-RV) Please tell them that you’re my sister so they’ll treat me well because of you and let me live.”

OET-LV Say please sister _of_are_my you so _that it _may _go _well to_me because_of_you and_it _will _live life _of_my on_account _of_of _you.

ULT Please say, that you, are my sister so that it will go well for me for your sake and my life will live because of you.”

UST So please tell people that you are my sister so that they will treat me well because of you and let me live.”

BSB & MSB Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

OEB Say you are my sister, so that everything may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared.’

WEBBE & WMBB Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.”

NET So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you.”

LSV please say you [are] my sister, so that it is well with me because of you, and my soul has lived for your sake.”

FBV Tell them you're my sister so I'll be treated well because of you, and my life will be spared for your sake.”

T4T So I ask you to tell them that you are my sister, so that because of you telling them that, they will ◄spare my life/not kill me►.”

LEB Please say you are my sister so that it will go well for me on your account. _⌊Then I will live_⌋[fn] on account of you.”

BBE Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.

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JPS 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 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.

DRA Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.

YLT say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'

Drby Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.

RV 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.
(Say, I pray thee/you, thou/you art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy/your sake, and that my soul may live because of thee/you.)

SLT Say, now, thou my sister, that it shall be well to me because of thee, and my soul shall live by means of thee.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(Say, I pray thee/you, thou/you art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy/your sake; and my soul shall live because of thee/you.)

KJB-1611 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be wel with me, for thy sake; and my soule shall liue, because of thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Say I pray thee, that thou art my sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my soule may liue through thy occasion.
(Say I pray thee/you, that thou/you art my sister, that I may fare well for thy/your sake, and that my soul may live through thy/your occasion.)

Gnva Say, I pray thee, that thou art my sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my life may be preserued by thee.
(Say, I pray thee/you, that thou/you art my sister, that I may fare well for thy/your sake, and that my life may be preserved by thee/you.)

Cvdl Therfore (I pray ye) saye thou art my sister, that I maye fare the better by reason of the, and that my soule maye lyue for thy sake.
(Therefore (I pray ye) say thou/you art my sister, that I may fare the better by reason of them, and that my soul may live for thy/your sake.)

Wycl Therfor, Y biseche thee, seie thou, that thou art my sistir, that it be wel to me for thee, and that my lijf lyue for loue of thee.
(Therefore, I beseech/implore thee/you, say thou/you, that thou/you art my sister, that it be well to me for thee/you, and that my life live for love of thee/you.)

Luth Lieber, sage doch, du seiest meine Schwester, auf daß mir‘s desto baß gehe um deinetwillen, und meine SeeLE bei dem Leben bleibe um deinetwillen.
(love(n)r, said though/but, you(sg) be my sister, on/in/to that me the_more bass go around/by/for for_your_sake, and my soul at/in to_him life would_remain around/by/for for_your_sake.)

ClVg Dic ergo, obsecro te, quod soror mea sis: ut bene sit mihi propter te, et vivat anima mea ob gratiam tui.[fn]
(Say therefore, I_beg you(sg), that sister my sis: as well be to_me because you(sg), and he_lives the_soul my because grace yours(sg).)

UHB אִמְרִי־נָ֖א אֲחֹ֣תִ⁠י אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֨עַן֙ יִֽיטַב־לִ֣⁠י בַ⁠עֲבוּרֵ֔⁠ךְ וְ⁠חָיְתָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖⁠י בִּ⁠גְלָלֵֽ⁠ךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἶπον οὖν, ὅτι ἀδελφὴ αὐτοῦ εἰμι, ὅπως ἄν εὖ μοι γένηται διὰ σὲ, καὶ ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου ἕνεκέν σου.

BrTr Say, therefore, I am his sister, that it may be well with me on account of thee, and my soul shall live because of thee.