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Génesis 12:12

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12 y sucederá que cuando te vean los egipcios, dirán: "Esta es su mujer"; y me matarán, pero a ti te dejarán vivir.

Génesis 12:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 12:12

Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall
see thee
Who were a lustful people, and whose eyes would soon be fastened upon, and be taken with the beauty of Sarai:

that they shall say, this is his wife;
this beautiful woman is such a man's wife:

and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive;
so great a regard had they in those times, and even in Heathen countries, to the laws of marriage, that they chose rather to be guilty of murder than of adultery, though a lustful people; and therefore would, as Abram feared, take away his life, that it might be free and lawful for them to marry Sarai.

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Génesis 12:12 In-Context

10 Y hubo hambre en la tierra; y Abram descendió a Egipto para pasar allí un tiempo, porque el hambre era severa en la tierra.
11 Y sucedió que cuando se acercaba a Egipto, dijo a Sarai su mujer: Mira, sé que eres una mujer de hermoso parecer;
12 y sucederá que cuando te vean los egipcios, dirán: "Esta es su mujer"; y me matarán, pero a ti te dejarán vivir.
13 Di, por favor, que eres mi hermana, para que me vaya bien por causa tuya, y para que yo viva gracias a ti.
14 Y aconteció que cuando Abram entró en Egipto, los egipcios vieron que la mujer era muy hermosa.
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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