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Genesis 12:15

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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.

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

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.

17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
KJV
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
WEB
The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
ASV
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh`s house.
DARBY
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
BLB
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and they commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into the house of Pharaoh.
ÅB
Også Faraos høvdinger så henne og roste henne for Farao, og så ble kvinnen hentet til Faraos hus.
OTB
Faraos hoffmenn så henne og priste henne for farao, og hun ble tatt inn i hans palass.
B1930
Også Faraos høvdinger så henne og roste henne for Farao, og så blev kvinnen hentet til Faraos hus.

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  • Genesis 20:2

    And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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  • Genesis 41:1

    And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

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  • 1 Kings 3:1

    And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

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  • Hosea 7:4–5

    They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

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  • Genesis 40:2

    And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

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  • Psalms 105:4

    Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

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  • Exodus 2:5

    And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

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  • Proverbs 29:12

    If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

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