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OET (OET-RV) So that’s what happened when they entered Mitsrayim—the Egyptians indeed noticed that Sarai was very beautiful,
OET-LV And_he/it_was when_came Abram towards_Miʦrayim and_they_saw the_Miʦrayimians DOM the_woman if/because_that [was]_beautiful she very.
UHB וַיְהִ֕י כְּב֥וֹא אַבְרָ֖ם מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַמִּצְרִים֙ אֶת־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־יָפָ֥ה הִ֖וא מְאֹֽד׃ ‡
(vayəhiy kəⱱōʼ ʼaⱱrām miʦrāyəmāh vayyirʼū hammiʦrīm ʼet-hāʼishshāh kiy-yāfāh hivʼ məʼod.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ἐγένετο δὲ, ἡνίκα εἰσῆλθεν Ἅβραμ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, ἰδόντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, ὅτι καλὴ ἦν σφόδρα.
(Egeneto de, haʸnika eisaʸlthen Habram eis Aigupton, idontes hoi Aiguptioi taʸn gunaika autou, hoti kalaʸ aʸn sfodra. )
BrTr And it came to pass when Abram entered into Egypt—the Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful—
ULT Then it happened, when Abram came into Egypt, then the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
UST That is exactly what happened: When Abram and his family arrived in the country of Egypt, the people there noticed that Sarai was truly very beautiful.
BSB § So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
OEB When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Serai was very beautiful.
WEBBE When Abram had come into Egypt, some Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
LSV And it comes to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceedingly beautiful;
FBV When Abram arrived in Egypt, the people there saw how beautiful Sarai was.
T4T And as soon as they arrived in Egypt, the people in Egypt saw that his wife was indeed very beautiful.
LEB And it happened that as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
BBE And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.
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JPS And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
ASV And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
DRA And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she 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;
Drby And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
RV And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Wbstr And it came to pass, that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
KJB-1769 ¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
KJB-1611 ¶ And it came to passe, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that shee was very faire.
(¶ And it came to pass, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that she was very faire.)
Bshps And so when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians behelde the woman, for she was very fayre.
(And so when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, for she was very fayre.)
Gnva Nowe when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians behelde the woman: for she was very faire.
(Now when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman: for she was very faire. )
Cvdl Now whan he came in to Egipte, ye Egipcians sawe ye woman, yt she was very faire:
(Now when he came in to Egypt, ye/you_all Egyptians saw ye/you_all woman, it she was very faire:)
Wycl And so whanne Abram hadde entrid in to Egipt, Egipcians sien the womman that sche was ful fair; and the prynces telden to Farao, and preiseden hir anentis him;
(And so when Abram had entered in to Egypt, Egyptians sien the woman that she was full fair; and the princes told to Pharaoh, and preiseden her anentis him;)
Luth Als nun Abram nach Ägypten kam, sahen die Ägypter das Weib, daß sie fast schön war.
(Als now Abram after Egypt came, saw the Ägypter the woman, that they/she/them nearly schön was.)
ClVg Cum itaque ingressus esset Abram Ægyptum, viderunt Ægyptii mulierem quod esset pulchra nimis.
(Since therefore ingressus was Abram Ægyptum, viderunt Ægyptii mulierem that was pulchra nimis. )
12:10-20 This episode shows that God would not allow Abram to jeopardize his promises. Just after Abram’s obedience to the call, a famine tested his weak faith. God delivered him and his family, even though Abram foolishly used deception rather than trusting in God to preserve him in Egypt.
• This story deliberately parallels Israel’s later bondage in Egypt. Because of a famine (Gen 12:10 // Gen 47:13), Abram/Israel went to Egypt (Gen 12:10 // Gen 47:27); there was an attempt to kill the males and save the females (Gen 12:12 // Exod 1:22); God plagued Egypt (Gen 12:17 // Exod 7:14–11:10); Abram/Israel plundered Egypt (Gen 12:16 // Exod 12:35-36); they were expelled (Hebrew shalakh, “send”; Gen 12:19-20 // Exod 12:31-33) and ascended to the Negev (Gen 13:1 // Num 13:17, 22). Israel was to believe that God would deliver them from bondage in Egypt through the plagues because their ancestor had already been rescued from bondage in Egypt.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
כְּב֥וֹא אַבְרָ֖ם מִצְרָ֑יְמָה
when,came Avram towards=Miʦrayim/(Egypt)
Although Abram is in focus here, your translation should not sound like he was traveling alone. Alternate translation: “When Abram and his family entered the land of Egypt,”
וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַמִּצְרִים֙
and=they_saw the,Egyptians
Alternate translation: “the Egyptian people saw” or “the people living there saw”
אֶת־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־יָפָ֥ה הִ֖וא מְאֹֽד
DOM the=woman that/for/because/then/when beautiful who/which very
Alternate translation: “that the woman with him was indeed very beautiful.” or “that Sarai was indeed very beautiful.”