When Abram had come into Egypt, some Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 12:14 in context
Genesis 12:11–17
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When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.
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It will happen that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
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Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.”
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When Abram had come into Egypt, some Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
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He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
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The LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
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