Navigate
17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Genesis 12:17 —
Linguistic Insight
— of 10
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Commentary
Matthew Henry
(vv. 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 sin is the greatest peril we can be in. Pharaoh’s princes (his pimps rather) saw her, and , observing what a comely woman she was, they commended her before Pharaoh , not for that which was really her praise—her virtue and modesty, her faith and piety (these were no excellencies...
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.