Genesis 12:14
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Genesis 12:14 in other translations
| BSB | So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. |
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| WEB | When Abram had come into Egypt, some Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she is exceeding fair; |
| DARBY | And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. |
| BBE | And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair. |
| Webster | And it came to pass, that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. |
What does Genesis 12:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 12:10-20
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…
Genesis 12:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 12:14
- Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
- Matthew 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
- Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
- Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
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Context
- Genesis 12:13
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
- Genesis 12:14
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
- Genesis 12:15
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
Genesis 12:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció que, como entró Abram en Egipto, los Egipcios vieron la mujer que era hermosa en gran manera. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva que, lorsque Abram entra en Égypte, les Égyptiens virent sa femme, qu’elle était très belle. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als Abram in Ägypten ankam, da sahen die Ägypter, daß das Weib sehr schön war. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum itaque ingressus esset Abram Ægyptum, viderunt Ægyptii mulierem quod esset pulchra nimis. |