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It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
It came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֕י vay·hi
about when Abram "exalted father," the original name of Abraham Noun H87 אַבְרָ֖ם av·ram
Analysis:
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came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 כְּבֹ֥וא ke·vo·v
into Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרָ֑יְמָה mitz·ra·ye·mah;
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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the Egyptians inhab. of Eg. Adjective H4713 הַמִּצְרִים֙ ham·mitz·rim
saw to see Verb H7200 וַיִּרְא֤וּ vai·yir·'u
that the woman woman, wife, female Noun H802 הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה ha·'i·shah,
was very muchness, force, abundance Adjective H3966 מְאֹֽד׃ me·'od.
beautiful. fair, beautiful Adjective H3303 יָפָ֥ה ya·fah

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

People

Abram

 The original name of Abraham. He was married to Sarah and Father to Isaac.                                     

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New American Standard Bible 1995 It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
King James Bible It And it came about to pass, that, when Abram came was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that beheld the woman that she was very beautiful.fair.
Hebrew Greek English It came about when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.