Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 12:14
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So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.
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When Abram had come into Egypt, some Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
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Genesis 12
12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
13 Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
14 So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
15 When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
16 He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
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