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Genesis 12
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 12
New American Standard Bible
Abram Journeys to Egypt
12 Now (A)the Lord said to Abram,
“Go from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
2 And (B)I will make you into a great nation,
And (C)I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And you shall (D)be a blessing;
3 And (E)I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [a]curses you I will [b]curse.
(F)And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
4 So Abram went away as the Lord had spoken to him; and (G)Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their (H)possessions which they had accumulated, and (I)the [c]people which they had acquired in Haran, and they [d]set out for the land of Canaan; (J)so they came to the land of Canaan. 6 Abram passed through the land as far as the site of (K)Shechem, to the [e]oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time. 7 And the Lord (L)appeared to Abram and said, “(M)To your [f]descendants I will give this land.” So he built (N)an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him. 8 Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent with (O)Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and (P)called upon the name of the Lord. 9 Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward (Q)the [g]Negev.
10 Now there was (R)a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was (S)severe in the land. 11 It came about, when he [h]was approaching Egypt, that he said to his wife Sarai, “See now, I know that you are a [i](T)beautiful woman; 12 (U)and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Please say that you are (V)my sister so that it may go well for me because of you, and that [j](W)I may live on account of you.” 14 Now it came about, when Abram entered Egypt, that the Egyptians [k]saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and (X)the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 Therefore (Y)he treated Abram well for her sake; and [l](Z)he gave him sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17 But the Lord (AA)struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, “(AB)What is this that 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 myself as a wife? Now then, [m]here is your wife, take her and go!” 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they [n]escorted him away, with his wife and all that belonged to him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:3 Or reviles
- Genesis 12:3 Or bind under a curse
- Genesis 12:5 Lit souls
- Genesis 12:5 Lit went forth to go to
- Genesis 12:6 Or terebinth
- Genesis 12:7 Lit seed
- Genesis 12:9 I.e., South country
- Genesis 12:11 Lit came near to enter
- Genesis 12:11 Lit woman of beautiful appearance
- Genesis 12:13 Lit my soul
- Genesis 12:14 Lit saw the woman that she was
- Genesis 12:16 Lit there was to him
- Genesis 12:19 Or behold
- Genesis 12:20 Lit sent
Genesis 12
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Genesis 12
Names of God Bible
The Lord’s First Promise to Abram
12 Yahweh said to Abram,
“Leave your land,
your relatives,
and your father’s home.
Go to the land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation,
I will bless you.
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you, I will curse.
Through you every family on earth will be blessed.”
The Lord’s Second Promise to Abram
4 So Abram left, as Yahweh had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. 5 Abram set out for Canaan. He took along his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the servants they had acquired in Haran.
6 They arrived in Canaan,[a] and Abram traveled through the land to the oak tree belonging to Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I’m going to give this land to your descendants.” So he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
8 He moved on to the hills east of Bethel, and he put up his tent—with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He also built an altar to Yahweh there and worshiped Yahweh. 9 Abram kept moving toward the Negev.
Abram Deceives Pharaoh
10 There was a famine in the land. Abram went to Egypt to stay awhile because the famine was severe. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, “I know that you’re a beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they’ll say, ‘This is his wife!’ Then they’ll kill me but let you live. 13 Please say that you’re my sister. Then everything will be alright for me, and because of you I will live.”
14 When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw how very beautiful his wife was. 15 When Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they raved about her to Pharaoh, so Sarai was taken to Pharaoh’s palace. 16 Everything went well for Abram because of her, and he was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.
17 However, Yahweh struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 Then Pharaoh called for Abram. “What have you done to me?” he asked. “Why didn’t you tell me that she’s your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister’ and allow me to take her for my wife? Here’s your wife! Take her and go!” 20 Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram. They sent Abram away with his wife and everything that he had.
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:6 English equivalent difficult.
Génesis 12
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Génesis 12
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Llamamiento de Abram
12 El Señor dijo a Abram: «Deja tu tierra, tus parientes, la casa de tu padre y ve a la tierra que te mostraré.
2 »Haré de ti una nación grande
y te bendeciré;
haré famoso tu nombre
y serás una bendición.
3 Bendeciré a los que te bendigan
y maldeciré a los que te maldigan;
¡por medio de ti serán bendecidas
todas las familias de la tierra!».
4 Abram partió, tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado, y Lot se fue con él. Abram tenía setenta y cinco años cuando salió de Jarán. 5 Al encaminarse hacia la tierra de Canaán, Abram se llevó a su esposa Saray, a su sobrino Lot, a toda la gente que habían adquirido en Jarán y todos los bienes que habían acumulado. Salieron para la tierra de Canaán y allá llegaron.
6 Abram atravesó toda esa región hasta llegar a Siquén, donde se encuentra el gran árbol de Moré. En aquella época, los cananeos vivían en esa región. 7 Allí el Señor se apareció a Abram y le dijo: «Yo daré esta tierra a tu descendencia». Entonces Abram edificó un altar al Señor, porque se le había aparecido.
8 De allí se dirigió a la región montañosa que está al este de Betel, donde instaló su tienda de campaña, teniendo a Betel al oeste y Hai al este. También en ese lugar erigió un altar al Señor e invocó su nombre.
9 Después, Abram siguió su viaje por etapas hasta llegar a la región del Néguev.
Abram en Egipto
10 En ese entonces hubo tanta hambre en aquella región que Abram se fue a vivir a Egipto. 11 Cuando estaba por entrar a Egipto, dijo a su esposa Saray: «Yo sé que eres una mujer muy hermosa. 12 Estoy seguro de que en cuanto te vean los egipcios dirán: “Es su esposa”; entonces a mí me matarán, pero a ti te dejarán con vida. 13 Por favor, di que eres mi hermana para que gracias a ti me vaya bien y me dejen con vida».
14 Cuando Abram llegó a Egipto, los egipcios vieron que Saray era muy hermosa. 15 También los oficiales del faraón la vieron y fueron a contarle al faraón lo hermosa que era. Entonces la llevaron al palacio real. 16 Gracias a ella trataron muy bien a Abram. Le dieron ovejas, vacas, esclavos y esclavas, asnos y asnas, y también camellos.
17 Pero por causa de Saray, la esposa de Abram, el Señor castigó al faraón y a su familia con grandes plagas. 18 Entonces el faraón llamó a Abram y dijo: «¿Qué me has hecho? ¿Por qué no me dijiste que era tu esposa? 19 ¿Por qué dijiste que era tu hermana? ¡Así que yo la tomé por esposa! ¡Aquí está tu esposa! ¡Tómala y vete!». 20 Y el faraón ordenó a sus hombres que expulsaran a Abram y a su esposa, junto con todos sus bienes.
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