Chapter 12

Now the LORD had said⁴ unto Abram, Get³ thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew⁵⁵ thee:

And I will make⁴ of thee a great nation, and I will bless¹⁷ thee, and make thy name great;¹⁷ and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will bless¹⁷ them that bless¹⁸ thee, and curse⁴ him that curseth¹⁸ thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.⁸

So Abram departed,⁴ as the LORD had spoken¹⁴ unto him; and Lot went⁴ with him: and Abram [was] seventy ⁸¹⁴¹ and five years old when he departed² out of Haran.

And Abram took⁴ Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered,¹ and the souls that they had gotten¹ in Haran; and they went forth⁴ to go² into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.⁴

And Abram passed⁴ through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land.

And the LORD appeared¹¹ unto Abram, and said,⁴ Unto thy seed will I give⁴ this land: and there builded⁴ he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared¹² unto him.

And he removed⁵⁵ from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched⁴ his tent, [having] Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded⁴ an altar unto the LORD, and called⁴ upon the name of the LORD.

And Abram journeyed,⁴ going² on still² toward the south.

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down⁴ into Egypt to sojourn² there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.

And it came to pass, when he was come near⁵² to enter into² Egypt, that he said⁴ unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know¹ that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon:

Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see⁴ thee, that they shall say,¹ This [is] his wife: and they will kill¹ me, but they will save thee alive.¹⁷

Say,³ I pray thee, thou [art] my sister: that it may be well⁴ with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live¹ because of thee.

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come² into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld⁴ the woman that she [was] very fair.

The princes also of Pharaoh saw⁴ her, and commended¹⁷ her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken⁹³ into Pharaoh's house.

And he entreated⁵² Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

And the LORD plagued¹⁷ Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

And Pharaoh called⁴ Abram, and said,⁴ What [is] this [that] thou hast done¹ unto me? why didst thou not tell⁵² me that she [was] thy wife?

Why saidst¹ thou, She [is] my sister? so I might have taken⁴ her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take³ [her], and go³ thy way.

And Pharaoh commanded¹⁷ [his] men concerning him: and they sent him away,¹⁷ and his wife, and all that he had.