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Abram and Sarai in Egypt

Genesis 12:20

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.
KJV
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
WEB
Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they escorted him away with his wife and all that he had.
ASV
And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.
LSV
And Pharaoh charges men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, and all that he has.
YLT
And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath.
DBY
And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
DRC
And Pharao gave his men orders concerning Abram: and they led him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
GNV
And Pharaoh gaue men commandement concerning him: and they conueyed him forth, and his wife, and all that he had.
JPS
And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him; and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.
LXXE
And Pharao gave charge to men concerning Abram, to join in sending him forward, and his wife, and all that he had.Alex. + and Lot with him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְצַ֥ו עָלָ֛יו פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐνετείλατο Φαραὼ ἀνδράσι περὶ Ἅβραμ συμπροπέμψαι αὐτὸν, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἦν αὐτῷ.

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  • Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
  • Psalms 105:14–15He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
  • Exodus 18:27Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.
  • 1 Samuel 29:6–11So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from…

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