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Genesis 12:13-19 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13. Please say you are my sister so that it will go well for me on your account. Then I will live on account of you.”

14. And it happened that as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.

15. And the officials of Pharaoh saw her, and they praised her beauty to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to the house of Pharaoh.

16. And he dealt well with Abram on account of her, and he had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

17. Then Yahweh afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues on account of the matter of Sarai the wife of Abram.

18. Then Pharaoh called for Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

19. Why did you say ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go.”

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