KJV ORIGINAL
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Pharaoh called for Abram and said, 'What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Pharaoh is confronting Abram for deceiving him about Sarah being his wife rather than his sister.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Abram and Sarah went to Egypt during a famine in Canaan. Fearing for his life, Abram told Sarah to say she was his sister rather than his wife, because he worried the Egyptians would kill him to take his beautiful wife. Pharaoh took Sarah into his household, but God sent plagues on Pharaoh's house, revealing the deception.
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