Genesis 12:10-20
Legacy Standard Bible
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10 Now there was (A)a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was (B)severe in the land. 11 And it happened as he drew near to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Now behold, I know that you are a woman (C)beautiful in appearance; 12 (D)and it will be when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Please say that you are (E)my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that [a](F)I may live on account of you.” 14 Now it happened when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians [b]saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 And Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and (G)the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 Therefore (H)he treated Abram well because of her; and sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels [c](I)came into his possession.
17 But Yahweh (J)struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, “(K)What is this 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? So now, [d]here is your wife, take her and go.” 20 So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they [e]sent him away with his wife and all that belonged to him.
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- Genesis 12:13 Lit my soul
- Genesis 12:14 Lit saw the woman that she was
- Genesis 12:16 Lit he had
- Genesis 12:19 Or behold
- Genesis 12:20 Or let him go, cf. Ex 3:20; 4:21
Genesis 12:10-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to reside there as an alien, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know well that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; then they will kill me, but they will let you live.(A) 13 Say you are my sister, so that it may go well with me because of you and that my life may be spared on your account.”(B) 14 When Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 When the officials of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.(C) 16 And for her sake he dealt well with Abram, and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female slaves, female donkeys, and camels.(D)
17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.(E) 18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?(F) 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone.” 20 And Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning him, and they set him on the way with his wife and all that he had.(G)
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