KJV ORIGINAL
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Why did you tell me she was your sister? I could have married her! Now here's your wife back—take her and leave.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Pharaoh is angrily confronting Abraham for lying about Sarah being his sister instead of his wife, realizing he almost committed adultery unknowingly.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs when Abraham and Sarah went to Egypt during a famine in Canaan. Fearing that Pharaoh might kill him to take his beautiful wife Sarah, Abraham told a half-truth, claiming she was his sister (she was actually his half-sister). When Pharaoh took Sarah into his household intending to marry her, God sent plagues upon Pharaoh's house, revealing the deception.
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