Genesis 12:19
“Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Why saidst thou, she is my sister?.... He could not imagine what could be the reason of it, what could induce him to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 12:10-20
- XXXVIII. Abram in Egypt 15. פרעה par‛oh, Par‘oh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi. or p.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 12:14-20
Here is, I. The danger Sarai was in of having her chastity violated by the king of Egypt: and without doubt the peril of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
take her, and go thy way Pharaoh, justly incensed with Abram, dismisses him with sternness and abruptness.