Genesis 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.”
Genesis 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 12:17 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.”
Genesis 12:17 — World English Bible
Genesis 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. ”
Genesis 12:17 — American Standard Version
Genesis 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house--great plagues--for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife.”
Genesis 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.”
Genesis 12:17 — Darby Translation
Genesis 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abrams wife.”
Genesis 12:17 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 12:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.”
Genesis 12:17 — The Living Sword
Genesis 12:17 in 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.
What Does Genesis 12:17 Mean?
Genesis 12:17 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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