Featured Genesis 12:18-19; The plagues were to stop Pharaoh from taking Sarah as his wife.

Looks to me like this error is more egregious than some that have caused Bible and other book printings to be scrapped, so the text could be corrected, and a new edition printed.

Calling Sarah adulterous, so that she should be put away or stoned(?) is rough stuff.

Calling God inept for sending plagues for no reason or that were ineffectual is worse!

Are we going to say that the Modern Versions are "lying", or not?

This is an inexcusable error, at best, and actually a contextually impossible rendering.

See: Affected Teaching, below;

The Modern Bibles haven't exactly held to a 'jot and tittle' standard, of derived inspiration, by following a reliable original language text, approximating word for word.

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from: KJV Comparison Page

"Genesis 12:18-19;

(KJV) 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? {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.

(1611 KJV) {18} And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done vnto me? Why diddest thou not tell me, that she was thy wife? {19} Why saidest thou, Shee is my sister? so I might haue taken her to mee to wife: now therfore behold, thy wife, take her and goe thy way.

(1587 Geneva Bible) {18} Then Pharaoh called Abram, and saide, Why hast thou done this vnto me? Wherefore diddest thou not tell me, that she was thy wife? {19} Why saidest thou, She is my sister, that I should take her to be my wife? Nowe therefore beholde thy wife, take her and goe thy way.

(1568 Bishops Bible) {18} And Pharao callyng Abram, sayde: why hast thou done this vnto me? {19} Why diddest thou not tel me, that she was thy wyfe? why saydest thou, she is my sister? and so I might haue taken her to be my wyfe? Nowe therfore beholde, there is thy wyfe, take her, and go thy way.
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Counterfeit Versions (or whatever you want to call them, "error-ridden", "spurious", etc.)

(CSB) {18} So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? {19} Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

(NIV) {18} So Pharaoh summoned Abram. "What have you done to me?" he said. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? {19} Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!"

(NASV) {18} Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? {19} "Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go."

(ESV) {18} So Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? {19}Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go."

(1901 ASV) {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? {19} why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now, therefore, behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

(CEV) {18} Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife? {19} Why did you make me believe she was your sister? Now I've married her. Take her and go! She's your wife."

(HCSB) {18} So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? {19} Why did you say, 'She's my sister,' so that I took her as my wife? Now, here's your wife. Take her and go!"

(RSV) [18] So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? [19] Why did you say, `She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone."

(NAB-Roman Catholic) {18} Then Pharaoh summoned Abram and said to him: "How could you do this to me! Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? {19} Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Here, then, is your wife. Take her and be gone!"

(Alan's note: And it never hurts to check the 'Jehovah's Witness' New World Translation.

Guess what? THEY did O.K. with it!(?)

18 "So Pharʹaoh called Aʹbram and said: “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I was about to take her as my wife? Here is your wife. Take her and go!”)
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Affected Teaching

"This is one of the more subtle, yet major abominations in the modern versions.

"In the KJV we read the single word in verse 19, “might.”

"This means that Pharaoh did not yet take Sarah to be one of his wives.

"The modern versions omit the word “might” and teach that Pharaoh took Sarah to be his wife which would make Sarah an adulteress.

"This would also mean that the plagues which God sent on the house of Pharaoh would have been fruitless (verse 17).

"And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife."

(Alan's note: this is what makes "I took her for my wife", a contextually impossible rendering if you believe in a Sovereign God.)

"The reason that God sent those plagues was to prevent Pharaoh from taking her as his wife.

"According to the KJV, Pharaoh did not take Sarah as his wife and returned her to Abraham who was rebuked by Pharaoh for lying about Sarah.

"When one little qualifying word is omitted, it changes the entire meaning of the passage which also affects the teachings of other passages and the continuity of the flow of Scripture.

"All the modern versions above use the word “took” which means that the action of taking Sarah as a wife had already been completed, as the word “took“ is the past tense of the word “take.”

"The CEV states plainly that Pharaoh married her.

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"A quick English lesson:

"I may take the one on sale - It means the possibility exists that I may take the item on sale.

"I took the one on sale - This means a definite action on my part has already taken place.

"This is the seriousness of the change in Genesis 12:19!"

 

Masoretic Text 1524:

ואקח.
Interlinear Bible: Genesis 12:19 - Textus Receptus Bibles

ואקח - Translation into English - examples Hebrew | Reverso Context

Englishman's: Hebrew Concordance: wā·’eq·qaḥ -- 13 Occurrences

Dunno why we have waeqqah then laqach.

They come up the same:
waeqqah hebrew - Google Search

Strong's: Strong's Hebrew: 3947. לָקַח (laqach) -- 965 Occurrences

or Strong's Hebrew: 3947 לקח (laqach) - take, receive, take away, fetch, bring, get, take out, carry away, married, buy, misc 2

Chapter Int: Hebrew Text: Westminster Leningrad Codex:
Genesis 12:19 Interlinear: Why hast thou said, She is my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.'

Parallel Hebrew:
Genesis 12:19 Parallel Hebrew Texts

Geneva has 'might': (year?)
Genesis 12 Geneva Study Bible

Bishop's 1568 has 'might':
Bishops Bible 1568 Textus Receptus Bibles

12:19 Why diddest thou not tel me, that she was thy wyfe? why saydest thou, she is my sister? and so I might haue taken her to be my wyfe? Nowe therfore beholde, there is thy wyfe, take her, and go thy way

and Webster's Bible 1833 has 'might':
Interlinear Bible: Genesis 12:19 - Textus Receptus Bibles

 

למה אמרת אחתי הוא ואקח אתה לי לאשׁה ועתה הנה אשׁתך קח ולך׃

Masoretic Text 1524 Textus Receptus Bibles

Genesis 12:19
wā·’eq·qaḥ
HEB: אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֔וא וָאֶקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ לִ֖י
NAS: She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife?
KJV: She [is] my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife:
INT: other he take is your wife then

In order for a translating effort to be valid, the number one rule is that it must make sense, right?

I don't know of any evidence that wā·’eq·qaḥ is a Hebrew word expressing 'so that I took' or 'Now I've married her' and not ever able to be employed in the past tense, 'MIGHT have taken' and I don't believe any evidence exists.

To use two or more English words to express a Hebrew word is as common as a housefly.

(CSB) {18} So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? {19} Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

(NIV) {18} So Pharaoh summoned Abram. "What have you done to me?" he said. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? {19} Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!"

(NASV) {18} Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? {19} "Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her and go."

(ESV) {18} So Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? {19}Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go."

(1901 ASV) {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? {19} why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now, therefore, behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

(CEV) {18} Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife? {19} Why did you make me believe she was your sister? Now I've married her. Take her and go! She's your wife."

Those that translated wā·’eq·qaḥ, 'so that I took', created two irreconcilable contradictions within the passage. They recorded wording that is completely opposite of the narrative you quoted from chapter 20.

That doesn't make sense.

Including God's Activity in stating He sent plagues, for their intended purpose.

Correct translations that make sense explicitly say Pharaoh was prevented from having relations with Sarai, by God.

"In the KJV, and in other translations, we read the single word in verse 19, “might.”

"This means that Pharaoh did not yet take Sarah to be one of his wives.

"The modern versions omit the word “might”, as a clarification to create harmony within the narrative and teach that Pharaoh took Sarah to be his wife, which would make Sarah an adulteress.

..."so that I took her to be my wife" indicates a carnal knowledge,
while, "so I might have taken her to me to wife" lets us know what didn't happen,

...then where the expression, "for the woman which thou hast taken" in Genesis 20:3, is already reasonably understood when using a form of the primitive root, "laqach" 3947, for "thou hast taken";

lā·qaḥ·tā,
לָקַ֔חְתָּ
you have taken
V‑Qal‑Perf‑2ms

"I took her for my wife" would also mean that the plagues which God sent on the house of Pharaoh would have been fruitless (verse 17).

"And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife."

(Alan's note: this is what makes "I took her for my wife", a contextually impossible rendering if you believe in a Sovereign God.)

"The reason that God sent those plagues was to prevent Pharaoh from taking her as his wife.

And he did not.

And it is an error and a lie to say, he 'took' her for his wife.

Rather than say, 'The word was added'
'to make things appear'
'orderly and proper'

or that 'in truth' the 'text of Genesis 12
does not explicitly say whether or not,
the Pharaoh had relations with Sarai',

I will go with them being fundamentally inept in translation, as evidenced by their hundreds of other similar errors documented and using a corrupted text authored by slovenly haphazard infidels that had an outspoken hatred for The King James Version.

There is no excuse for creating these abominable discrepancies between two parallel passages.

 

Yeah, what happened? What are you asking or talking about?

šā·ḥar; שָׁ֑חַר, of the morning, N‑ms


1) shining one, morning star, Lucifer
hê·lêl, הֵילֵ֣ל, Lucifer, N‑ms

1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
ben-, בֶּן־, son, N‑msc

"would be appropriate" or "would be inappropriate"?

"morning star" "would be appropriate" or "would be inappropriate", for what?, in what way? What are you talking about?

"How did the "sea of reeds" magically become "Red sea"?

When, where, how, and What are you talking about?

sūp̄, סֽוּף׃, Red, N‑ms

ḇə·yam-, בְיַם־, in the Sea, Prep‑b | N‑msc

What do you mean, "magically become"? What are you talking about?

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Every 'jot and tittle' matters when it comes to weightier matters.

Not like completely flubbing up and face-planting Pharaoh saying, {19} "Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife?",

...instead of, "{19} "Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife"

And, in doing so, calling Sarah adulterous, so that she should be put away or stoned(?)

And Calling God inept for sending plagues for no reason or that were ineffectual is worse!,

...as some Klondyke mistake.

We JUST NEED TO go ahead and say that the Modern Versions are "lying".

They do it all the time. Something to be concerned about.

Not imaginary 'reeds'
or worry about a 'morning star'/ "son of the morning"(?)

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If you're going to ask me about every insignificant alleged discrepancy in the Bible, you might buy a book.

An examination of the alleged discrepancies of the Bible
by John William Hayley
Publication date 1875

https://ia802801.us.archive.org/4/items/anexaminational01haylgoog/anexaminational01haylgoog.pdf

 

Alan Gross, chapter 1.

Every 'jot and tittle' of every imagined reed and Minutia doesn't matter to me (that much to run rabbits all day).

The color of the door hinges is important but not enough to occupy my entire life.