Genesis 12:13
“Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Say, I pray thee, that thou art my sister,.... Which though it was not putting a direct lie into her mouth, she being…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 12:10-20
- XXXVIII. Abram in Egypt 15. פרעה par‛oh, Par‘oh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi. or p.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister - Abram did not wish his wife to tell a falsehood, but he wished her to suppress a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 12:10-13
Here is, I. A famine in the land of Canaan, a grievous famine. That fruitful land was turned into barrenness, not only…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
my sister i.e. half-sister. Cf. Gen 11:29; Gen 20:12.
my soul A vivid way of expressing the personal pronoun, cf. Gen…
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