Genesis 12:17

And the Lord sent great troubles on Pharaoh's house because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

In Context

16And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.

18Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

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Cross References

Genesis 20:18For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

1 Chronicles 21:22Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place where this grain-floor is, so that I may put up an altar here to the Lord: let me have it for its full price; so that this disease may be stopped among the people.

Psalms 105:14He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 12:15-20

Abram's Denial of His Wife. ( b. c. 1920.) 14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's… Read the whole commentary →

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