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Genesis 12:14

AbrahamEgypt

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.

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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.
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.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 6:2

    That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

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  • Matthew 5:28

    But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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  • Genesis 3:6

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

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  • Genesis 39:7

    And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

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