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Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹהprincesשָׂרֵיsaw herוַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּand praised herוַיְהַלְלוּ אֹתָהּto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹהand the womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהwas takenתֻּקַּחinto the houseבֵּיתof Pharaoh.פַּרְעֹה
Genesis 12:15
Study it in the app“Pharaoh’s princes saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into the house of Pharaoh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 12:15, word by word
- Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- princesשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- saw herיִּרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- and praised herיְהַלְלוּyehallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “yehallu” appears- and the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- was takenתֻּקַּחtukach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “tukach” appears- into the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears
The context
14When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
15 · This verse (above)
16He dealt well with Abram because of her, and he had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male slaves, female slaves, female donkeys, and camels.
To study Genesis 12 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH command and promise Abram, and what did he do (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that in Abram all the families of the earth will be blessed (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What step of trust can you take today, even without seeing the whole road, as Abram did?