KJV King James Version
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What [is] this [that] thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she [was] thy wife?
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Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What [is] this [that] thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she [was] thy wife?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
WEB World English Bible
Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
ASV American Standard Version
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, ‘What is this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she is thy wife?
Surrounding context — Genesis 12
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 wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What [is] this [that] thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she [was] thy wife?
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.
20 And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְרָ֤אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toפַרְעֹה֙H6547 · par.ohPharaohלְאַבְרָ֔םH87 · av.ramAbramוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?זֹּ֖אתH2063 · zotthisעָשִׂ֣יתָH6213 · a.sahto make: doלִּ֑יH9030 · nimeלָ֚מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?לֹא־H3808 · lonotהִגַּ֣דְתָּH5046 · na.gadto tellלִּ֔יH9030 · nimeכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforאִשְׁתְּךָ֖H802 · ish.shahwomanהִֽוא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Genesis 20:9-10Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.Genesis 26:9-11And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.1 Samuel 14:43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that [was] in mine hand, [and], lo, I must die.Genesis 3:13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What [is] this [that] thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.Genesis 44:15And Joseph said unto them, What deed [is] this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.Exodus 32:21And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?Genesis 31:26And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives [taken] with the sword?Joshua 7:19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide [it] not from me.
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