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Genesis 12:16–18

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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.
And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
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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From verse 16

  1. Genesis 20:14Rank 1 from verse 16
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    14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

  2. Genesis 13:2Rank 2 from verse 16
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    2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

  3. Genesis 24:35Rank 3 from verse 16
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    35And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

  4. Genesis 26:14Rank 4 from verse 16
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    14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

  5. Genesis 32:13–15Rank 5 from verse 16
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    13¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

    14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

    15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

  6. Genesis 32:5Rank 6 from verse 16
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    5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

  7. Job 1:3Rank 7 from verse 16
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    3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  8. Job 42:12Rank 8 from verse 16
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    12So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

  9. Psalms 144:13–14Rank 9 from verse 16
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    13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

    14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

From verse 17

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:21Rank 1 from verse 17
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    21He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

  2. Genesis 20:18Rank 2 from verse 17
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    18For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

  3. Psalms 105:14–15Rank 3 from verse 17
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    14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

    15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

  4. 1 Chronicles 21:22Rank 4 from verse 17
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    22Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

  5. Hebrews 13:4Rank 5 from verse 17
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    4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

  6. Job 34:19Rank 6 from verse 17
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    19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

From verse 18

  1. Genesis 20:9–10Rank 1 from verse 18
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    9Then 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.

    10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

  2. Genesis 26:9–11Rank 2 from verse 18
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    9And 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.

    10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

    11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

  3. 1 Samuel 14:43Rank 3 from verse 18
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    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.

  4. Proverbs 21:1Rank 4 from verse 18
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    1THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  5. Exodus 32:21Rank 5 from verse 18
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    21And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

  6. Genesis 3:13Rank 6 from verse 18
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    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.

  7. Genesis 31:26Rank 7 from verse 18
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    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?

  8. Genesis 4:10Rank 8 from verse 18
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    10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

  9. Genesis 44:15Rank 9 from verse 18
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    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?

  10. Joshua 7:19Rank 10 from verse 18
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    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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Genesis 12:16

COMBINED MEANING

entreated

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of entreat, meaning to treat or deal with a person in the manner stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sake

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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 12:17

COMBINED MEANING

Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 12:18

COMBINED MEANING

Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:14¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

12:15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

12:16And 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.

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12:17And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

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12:18And 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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12:19Why 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.

12:20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

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