12 Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they awill kill me, but they will let you live.
13 aPlease say you are my bsister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that1 I may live because of you.”
14 So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
15 The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house.
16 He atreated Abram well for her sake. He bhad sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17 But the Lord aplagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, a“What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Topical Studies for Genesis 12:14:
Egypt {Forerunner Commentary}
Egypt {Nave's Topical Bible}
Egypt {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Egyptians {Forerunner Commentary}
Egyptians {Nave's Topical Bible}
Saw {Nave's Topical Bible}
So {Nave's Topical Bible}
Woman {Forerunner Commentary}
Woman {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Abram {Forerunner Commentary}
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