Genesis Chapter 12 verse 12 Holy Bible
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewandוְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bewhenכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔ים (ham·miṣ·rîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egyptsee you,יִרְא֤וּ (yir·’ū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7200: To seethey will say,וְאָמְר֖וּ (wə·’ā·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Thisזֹ֑את (zōṯ)Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is his wife.’אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ (’iš·tōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleThen they will killוְהָרְג֥וּ (wə·hā·rə·ḡū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 2026: To smite with deadly intentmeאֹתִ֖י (’ō·ṯî)Direct object marker | first person common singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casebutוְאֹתָ֥ךְ (wə·’ō·ṯāḵ)Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | second person feminine singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casewill allow you to live.יְחַיּֽוּ׃ (yə·ḥay·yū)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 2421: To live, to reviveJump to PreviousAlive Death Egypt Egyptians Kill Live Save Slain Slay Wife
