Genesis 12:14
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And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.

beheld.

Genesis 3:6 And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat.

Genesis 6:2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

Genesis 39:7 And after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me.

Matthew 5:28 But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Context
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
13Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake. 14And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.15And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.…
Cross References
Genesis 12:13
Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.

Genesis 12:15
And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.

Genesis 29:17
But Lia was blear-eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.

Lexicon
So
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

when Abram
אַבְרָ֖ם (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

entered
כְּב֥וֹא (kə·ḇō·w)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

Egypt,
מִצְרָ֑יְמָה (miṣ·rā·yə·māh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

the Egyptians
הַמִּצְרִים֙ (ham·miṣ·rîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

saw
וַיִּרְא֤וּ (way·yir·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the woman
הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה (hā·’iš·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

was very
מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

beautiful.
יָפָ֥ה (yā·p̄āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3303: Fair, beautiful


Additional Translations
So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

And it came to pass when Abram entered into Egypt—the Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful—

And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

And it came to pass, that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she is exceeding fair;
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