Genesis 12:14

12 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.

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.

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Da nå Abram kom til Egypt, så egypterne at kvinnen var meget vakker.
OTB
Da Abram kom til Egypt, så egypterne at Sarai var meget vakker.
B1930
Da nu Abram kom til Egypten, så egypterne at kvinnen var meget vakker.
BSB
So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
KJV
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
WEB
When Abram had come into Egypt, some Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
ASV
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
DARBY
And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
BLB
And it came to pass, when Abram entered Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she [was] very beautiful.

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