Genesis 12:17

And the Lord brought upon Pharaoh great plagues, and upon the men of his house, for the affair of Sara the wife of Abram.

Targum Onkelos

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 Abram was well treated on account of her. And he had sheep, and oxen, and asses, and servants, and maidens, and camels.

18And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not show me that she is thy wife?

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Cross References

Genesis 20:18For the Lord had shut all the wombs of the house of Abimelek, on account of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

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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