Genesis 12:13 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 12:1311 words
אִמְרִיʾimərîSay
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
אֲחֹתִיʾăḥōtîSister
אָתְּʾātəThou
לְמַעַןləmaʿanHeed
יִיטַבyîṭavBe
לִיlîTo
בַעֲבוּרֵךְvaʿăvûrēḵəIn crossed
וְחָיְתָהwəḥāyətāhAnd live
נַפְשִׁיnap̄əšîBreathing creature
בִּגְלָלֵךְbigəlālēḵəIn circumstance
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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