Gen 12:15 | NETfull | STEP | When Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram’s wife was taken into the household of Pharaoh,

Genesis 12:15

15 When Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram’s wife ^{▼▼ Heb “and the woman.” The word also means “wife”; the Hebrew article can express the possessive pronoun (R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 19, #86). Here the proper name (Abram) has been used in the translation instead of a possessive pronoun (“his”) for clarity.} was taken ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term וַתֻּקַּח (vattuqqakh, “was taken”) is a rare verbal form, an old Qal passive preterite from the verb “to take.” It is pointed as a Hophal would be by the Masoretes, but does not have a Hophal meaning.} into the household of Pharaoh, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text simply has “house of Pharaoh.” The word “house” refers to the household in general, more specifically to the royal harem.}