Genesis

Genesis 12:14–15

¹⁴So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. ¹⁵When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.

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Genesis 12:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when Abram	אַבְרָ֖ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
entered	כְּב֥וֹא	kə·ḇō·w	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יְמָה	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the Egyptians	הַמִּצְרִים֙	ham·miṣ·rîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H4713 Mitsrite
saw	וַיִּרְא֤וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the woman	הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
was very	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
beautiful	יָפָ֥ה	yā·p̄āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful

Genesis 12:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Pharaoh’s	פַרְעֹ֔ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
officials	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
saw	וַיִּרְא֤וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
they commended	וַיְהַֽלְל֥וּ	way·hal·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine
her	אֹתָ֖הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
and she	הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
was taken	וַתֻּקַּ֥ח	wat·tuq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - QalPass - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
into the palace	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹֽה׃	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh

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Genesis 12:15 Genesis 20:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.