Genesis 12:2,12 - Compare All Versions

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“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live.

I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’

I will make you into a great nation,  I will bless you,  I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me but let you live.

and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing

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.

I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.

Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

I’ll make you a great nation and bless you. I’ll make you famous; you’ll be a blessing. I’ll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I’ll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you.”

Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look. We both know that you’re a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they’re going to say, ‘Aha! That’s his wife!’ and kill me. But they’ll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you’re my sister. Because of you, they’ll welcome me and let me live.”

And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing

and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you [abundantly], And make your name great (exalted, distinguished); And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others]

so when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me [to acquire you], but they will let you live.

Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.