Genesis 12:20
Strong's Lexicon
Then Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֖ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh = 'great house' 1) the common title of the king of Egypt

gave his men
אֲנָשִׁ֑ים (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

orders
וַיְצַ֥ו (way·ṣaw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded

concerning [Abram],
עָלָ֛יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

and they sent him away
וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ (way·šal·lə·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

אֹת֛וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

with his wife
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (’iš·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

and all his possessions.
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.

Young's Literal Translation
And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders about him, and they sent him away with his wife and all he had.

New American Standard Bible
Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him; and they escorted him away, with his wife and all that belonged to him.

King James Bible
And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.

New Living Translation
Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions.

English Standard Version
And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.

New American Standard Bible
Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they escorted him away, with his wife and all that belonged to him.

King James Bible
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders about him, and they sent him away with his wife and all he had.

International Standard Version
So Pharaoh assigned men to Abram, and they escorted him, his wife, and all that he had out of the country.

NET Bible
Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.

American Standard Version
And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

English Revised Version
And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

Young's Literal Translation
And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath.
















Cross References
Genesis 12:19
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.

Genesis 13:1
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 12:18
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?

Genesis 12:17
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

Genesis 13:2
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 13:3
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
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