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Genesis 12:17

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues,.... Perhaps with the same sort that Abimelech and his servants were smote with on a like account, Gen 20:17. The Jews (h) say they were…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 12:10-20

- XXXVIII. Abram in Egypt 15. פרעה par‛oh, Par‘oh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi. or p. P-ouro, “the king.” If we separate the article p. from the Hebrew form, we have רעה…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The Lord plagued Pharaoh - What these plagues were we know not. In the parallel case, Gen 20:18, all the females in the family of Abimelech, who had taken Sarah in nearly the same way, were made…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 12:14-20

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)…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

plagued … with great plagues The words in the original run: "and Jehovah struck Pharaoh with great strokes, and his house." The words "and his house" have all the appearance of being a later…