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Genesis 12:19

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Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 19

The pedigree and family of Abram we had an account of in the foregoing chapter; here the Holy Ghost enters upon his story, and henceforward Abram and his seed are almost the only subject of the sacred history. In this chapter we have, I. God's call of Abram to the land of Canaan (Gen 12:1-3). II. Abram's obedience to this call (Gen 12:4, Gen 12:5). III. His welcome to the land of Canaan (Gen 12:6-9). IV. His journey to Egypt, with an account of what happened to him there. Abram's flight and fault (Gen 12:10-13). Sarai's danger and deliverance (Gen 12:14-20).

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Strong's Concordancev. 19

אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth, H269) — a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively) לָקַח (lâqach, H3947) — to take (in the widest variety of applications) אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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