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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSay, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
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.”
say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)