Genesis 12:10-20

1599 Geneva Bible

¹⁰ ¶ Then there came a ^[a]famine in the land: therefore Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there: for there was a great famine in the land.

¹¹ And when he drew near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

¹² Therefore it will come to pass that when the Egyptians see thee, they will say, She is his wife: so will they kill me, but they will keep thee alive.

¹³ Say, I pray thee, that thou art my ^[b]sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my ^[c]life may be preserved by thee.

¹⁴ ¶ Now when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman: for she was very fair.

¹⁵ And the Princes of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her unto Pharaoh: so the woman was ^[d]taken into Pharaoh’s house:

¹⁶ Who entreated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheep, and beeves, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

¹⁷ But the Lord ^[e]plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

¹⁸ Then Pharaoh called Abram, and said, Why hast thou done this unto 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? Now therefore behold thy wife, take her and go thy way.

²⁰ And Pharaoh gave men ^[f]commandment concerning him: and they conveyed him forth and his wife, and all that he had.