Genesis 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 12:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 12:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 12:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.”
Genesis 12:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 12:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels. ”
Genesis 12:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 12:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.”
Genesis 12:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 12:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and bondwomen, and she-asses, and camels. ”
Genesis 12:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 12:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Who intreated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheepe, and beeues, and hee asses, and men seruants and maide seruants, and shee asses, and camelles.”
Genesis 12:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 12:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he treated Abram well because of her, and he had sheep, cattle, donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.”
Genesis 12:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 12:16 in Context — Genesis 12
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 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?
What Does Genesis 12:16 Mean?
Genesis 12:16 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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