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Genesis 12:20

Pharaoh
Protection and safety

18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
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BSB
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.
KJV
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
WEB
Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they escorted him away with his wife and all that he had.
ASV
And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.
DARBY
And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
BLB
And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
ÅB
Og Farao gav noen menn befaling til å følge ham på veien med hans hustru og alt det han eide.
[^1]: d.e. den sydligste del av Kana'an.
OTB
Farao ga sine menn ordre om Abram, og de sendte ham bort med hans kone og alt han eide.
B1930
Og Farao gav nogen menn befaling til å følge ham på veien med hans hustru og alt det han eide.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

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  • Psalms 105:14–15

    He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

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  • 1 Samuel 29:6–11

    Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

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  • Exodus 18:27

    And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

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