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Ramban on Genesis 12:19/רמב"ן על בראשית י״ב:י״ט
אוְטַעַם וָאֶקַּח אֹתָהּ לִי לְאִשָּׁה שֶׁהָיָה רְצוֹנוֹ שֶׁתִּהְיֶה זֹאת אִשְׁתּוֹ הַמּוֹלֶכֶת, לֹא תִּהְיֶה פִּלֶגֶשׁ לוֹ. וְהִזְכִּיר זֶה בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁיּוֹדֶה לוֹ אִם הִיא אֲחוֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר פֵּרַשְׁתִּי:
1SO THAT I TOOK HER TO BE MY WIFE. The meaning thereof is that it was Pharaoh’s intention that she be his regal wife, not just his concubine. Pharaoh mentioned this to Abraham so that he should confess to him if she is his sister, as I have explained.