Genesis 12:12 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

2 And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

And when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'She is his wife.' And they will put me to death, and retain you.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife. And they will kill me, and keep thee.

Genesis 12:12 Cross References

Genesis 20:11

1 Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:

Genesis 26:7

And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister; for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would like him because of her beauty.

Proverbs 29:25

Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him.

Matthew 10:28

6 And as a man's enemies shall be they of his own household.

1 Samuel 27:1

Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day.