Genesis 12:13 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | Say | אִמְרִי | h559 |
| 1 | I pray thee | נָ֖א | h4994 |
| 2 | thou art my sister | אֲחֹ֣תִי | h269 |
| 3 | | אָ֑תְּ | h859 |
| 4 | that | לְמַ֙עַן֙ | h4616 |
| 5 | it may be well | יִֽיטַב | h3190 |
| 6 | | לִ֣י | h0 |
| 7 | | בַֽעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ | h5668 |
| 8 | shall live | וְחָֽיְתָ֥ה | h2421 |
| 9 | with me for thy sake and my soul | נַפְשִׁ֖י | h5315 |
| 10 | because of thee | בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃ | h1558 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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."
Young's Literal Translation (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.'