And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
WEB
So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
YLT
And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she is exceeding fair;
DBT
And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)