Genesis 12:17
New International Version
But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

New Living Translation
But the LORD sent terrible plagues upon Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

English Standard Version
But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

King James Bible
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

New King James Version
But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

New American Standard Bible
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

NASB 1995
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

NASB 1977
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Yahweh struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Amplified Bible
But the LORD punished Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Christian Standard Bible
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife, Sarai.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And LORD JEHOVAH struck Pharaoh with great plagues, and the children of his house, because of Sarai, the wife of Abram.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram's wife.

Contemporary English Version
Because of Sarai, the LORD struck the king and everyone in his palace with terrible diseases.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram's wife.

English Revised Version
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Good News Translation
But because the king had taken Sarai, the LORD sent terrible diseases on him and on the people of his palace.

International Standard Version
But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

Literal Standard Version
And YHWH plagues Pharaoh and his house—great plagues—for the matter of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Majority Standard Bible
The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

New American Bible
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

NET Bible
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

New Revised Standard Version
But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

New Heart English Bible
But God plagued Pharaoh and his house with great and grievous plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

World English Bible
Yahweh afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house -- great plagues -- for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife.

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Context
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. 17The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai. 18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?…

Cross References
Genesis 20:3
One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman."

Genesis 20:18
for on account of Abraham's wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech's household.

1 Chronicles 16:21
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

Psalm 105:14
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

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

1 Chronicles 21:22
Then 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.

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Genesis 12
1. God calls Abram, and blesses him with a promise of Christ.
4. He departs with Lot from Haran, and comes to Canaan.
6. He journeys through Canaan,
7. which is promised to him in a vision.
10. He is driven by famine into Egypt.
11. Fear makes him feign his wife to be his sister.
14. Pharaoh, having taken her from him, is compelled to restore her.
18. Pharaoh reproves Abram, whom he dismisses.














Verse 17. - And the Lord plagued (literally, struck) Pharaoh and his house with great plagues (or strokes, either of disease or death, or some other calamity - an indication that Pharaoh was not entirely innocent) because of Sarai Abram's wife. The effect of this was to lead to the discovery, not through the aid of the Egyptian priests (Josephus), but either through a special revelation granted to him, as afterwards (Genesis 20:6) to Abimelech in a dream (Chrysostom), or through the confession of Sarai herself (A Lapide), or through the servants of Abraham (Kurtz).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The LORD, however,
יְהוָ֧ה ׀ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

afflicted
וַיְנַגַּ֨ע (way·nag·ga‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֛ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

and his household
בֵּית֑וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

with severe
גְּדֹלִ֖ים (gə·ḏō·lîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

plagues
נְגָעִ֥ים (nə·ḡā·‘îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5061: Mark -- a blow, a spot

because of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Abram’s
אַבְרָֽם׃ (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

wife
אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

Sarai.
שָׂרַ֖י (śā·ray)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram


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