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Genesis 12:19 KJV
Genesis · chapter 12 · verse 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.Genesis 12:19 · King James Version
Genesis 12:19 in context
17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
18And 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?
19Why 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.
20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sisterʼâchôwtha sister , literally and figuratively)H269 →
- takenlâqachto takeH3947 →
- wifeʼishshâha womanH802 →
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Here is, I. The danger Sarai was in of having her chastity violated by the king of Egypt: and without doubt the peril of sin is the greatest peril we can be in.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-20