Verse Comparison: Genesis 12:12
American Standard Version
and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Amplified® Bible
So when the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
Contemporary English Version
When the Egyptians see how lovely you are, they will murder me because I am your husband. But they won't kill you.
Darby English Version
And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.
Good News Bible
When the Egyptians see you, they will assume that you are my wife, and so they will kill me and let you live.
King James Version
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
New American Standard Bible
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, `This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
New International Version
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live.
New King James Version
Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'we know her as his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
Revised Standard Version
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; then they will kill me, but they will let you live.
Young's Literal Translation
and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, `This `is' his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive: