Genesis 12:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but 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:

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
and
וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

when
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the Egyptians
הַמִּצְרִ֔ים (ham·miṣ·rîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

see you,
יִרְא֤וּ (yir·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

they will say,
וְאָמְר֖וּ (wə·’ā·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘This
זֹ֑את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

is his wife.’
אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ (’iš·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

Then they will kill
וְהָרְג֥וּ (wə·hā·rə·ḡū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

me
אֹתִ֖י (’ō·ṯî)
Direct object marker | first person common singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

but
וְאֹתָ֥ךְ (wə·’ō·ṯāḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | second person feminine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

will allow you to live.
יְחַיּֽוּ׃ (yə·ḥay·yū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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