Verse 10

Genesis 12:10

Darby Translation

10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ וַ/יֵּ֨רֶד אַבְרָ֤ם מִצְרַ֨יְמָ/ה֙ לָ/ג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם כִּֽי כָבֵ֥ד הָ/רָעָ֖ב בָּ/אָֽרֶץ

English Translation

And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was very severe in the land.

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Chapter 12 Context

1 And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house... Focus ↗

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a... Focus ↗

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all famili... Focus ↗

4 And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five yea... Focus ↗

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had ac... Focus ↗

6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite wa... Focus ↗

7 And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an... Focus ↗

8 And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bet... Focus ↗

9 And Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south. Focus ↗

10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine wa...

11 And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behol... Focus ↗

12 And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they... Focus ↗

13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may li... Focus ↗

14 And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was ver... Focus ↗

15 And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh... Focus ↗

16 And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and... Focus ↗

17 And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. Focus ↗

18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me th... Focus ↗

19 Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy w... Focus ↗

20 And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that h... Focus ↗

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