Genesis 12:14

Genesis 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
• New International Version (NIV)When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.

Context of Genesis 12:14

12and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.” It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels.

Genesis 12:14 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י כְּב֥וֹא אַבְרָ֖ם מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַמִּצְרִים֙ אֶת־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־יָפָ֥ה הִ֖וא מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• It cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• about when Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• the Egyptiansמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• was veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• beautifulיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303

Cross-references for Genesis 12:14

• Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
• Genesis 6:2that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
• Genesis 39:7It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”
• Matthew 5:28but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Commentaries on Genesis 12:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 - XXXVIII. Abram in Egypt 15. פרעה par‛oh Paroh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi. or p. P-ouro, “the king.” If we separate the article p. from the Hebrew form, we have רעה re‛oh for king, which may be compared with רעה ro‛eh “pastor, leader,” and the Latin rex, king. This is the common title of the Egyptian sovereigns, to which we have the personal name occasionally added, as Pharaoh-Necho, Pharaoh-Hophrah. Genesis…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 There is no state on earth free from trials, nor any character free from blemishes. There was famine in Canaan, the glory of all lands, and unbelief, with the evils it ever brings, in Abram the father of the faithful. Perfect happiness and perfect purity dwell only in heaven. Abram, when he must for a time quit Canaan, goes to Egypt, that he might not seem to look back, and meaning to tarry there no longer than needful. There Abram dissembled…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Sarai was 65, but she would live to 127. If the biblical lifespans here are understood literally, she had lived only about half her life. By those standards, she may still have been at an age of full strength and maturity. Sarai and Abram came from a noble family (see study note on 11:29), so she likely had a regal appearance and wore fine clothing. Pharaoh was drawn to both her beauty and the political advantage of an alliance with her family.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. when Abram was come into Egypt--It appears from the monuments of that country that at the time of Abram's visit a monarchy had existed for several centuries. The seat of government was in the Delta, the most northern part of the country, the very quarter in which Abram must have arrived. They were a race of shepherd-kings, in close alliance with the people of Canaan.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 12:14

• Abraham
• Cowardice
• Egypt
• Egyptians
• Falsehood
• Ignorance
• Pharaoh
• Sarah

In the dictionaries

• Abram
• Egypt
• Appear
• Fair
• Grievous
• Journey
• Noah
• Pharaoh
• Sojourn
• Tell

Commentaries on Genesis 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings