13 Say, I pray thee, that thou art my [a]sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my [b]life may be preserved by thee.

14 ¶ Now when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman: for she was very fair.

15 And the Princes of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her unto Pharaoh: so the woman was [c]taken into Pharaoh’s house:

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:13 By this we may learn not to use unlawful means, nor to put others in danger to save ourselves, read verse 20, albeit it may appear that Abram feared not so much death, as that if he should die without issue, God’s promise should not have taken place: wherein appeared a weak faith.
  2. Genesis 12:13 Hebrew, that my soul may live.
  3. Genesis 12:15 To be his wife.

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