Genesis 12:13

אִמְרִי־נָא אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ לְמַעַן יִֽיטַב־לִי בַעֲבוּרֵךְ וְחָיְתָה נַפְשִׁי בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃

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Hebrew

אִמְרִי־נָ֖א אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽיטַב־לִ֣י בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ וְחָיְתָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃

Greek (Septuagint)

εἰπὸν οὖν ὅτι Ἀδελφὴ αὐτοῦ εἰμί, ὅπως ἄν εὖ μοι γένηται διὰ σέ, καὶ ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου ἕνεκεν σοῦ.

Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0

Latin (Vulgate)

Dic ergo, obsecro te, quod soror mea sis: ut bene sit mihi propter te, et vivat anima mea ob gratiam tui.

Spanish

Ahora pues, di que eres mi hermana, para que yo haya bien por causa tuya, y viva mi alma por amor de ti.

English

Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

The explanation for this verse has not been generated yet.