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Genesis 12:12-20 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

12. 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.

13. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.

14. And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

15. And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

16. And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and bondwomen, and she-asses, and camels.

17. And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

18. And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

19. Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy wife: take her, and go away.

20. And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

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