Genesis 12

The LORD called Abram to leave his country and go to a land he would show him, promising to make him a great nation. Abram obeyed, traveled through Canaan, and built altars at Shechem and Bethel. A famine drove him to Egypt, where he told Sarai to say she was his sister; Pharaoh took her into his house but was struck with plagues and sent them away.

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1	Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:	Now the LORD had said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land I will show you.
2	And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:	I will make You into a great nation. I will bless You and make Your name great, and You will be a blessing.
3	And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.	I will bless those who bless You, and curse the one who curses you. In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'
4	So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.	So Abram went, as the LORD had told Him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.
5	And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.	Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their possessions they had gathered, and the people they had acquired in Haran. They set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
6	And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.	Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
7	And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.	Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, 'To your seed I will give this land.' So He built there an altar to the LORD, Who had appeared to Him.
8	And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.	From there He moved to the mountain east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There He built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
9	And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.	Then Abram continued his journey, going on toward the south.
10	And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.	Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to stay there, for the famine was severe in the land.
11	And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:	As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, 'Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.
12	Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.	When the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife. They will kill me but let you live.
13	Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.	Please say you are my sister, so that it will go well with me for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you.'
14	And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.	When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
15	The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.	Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
16	And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.	He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17	And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.	But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
18	And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?	So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, 'What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
19	Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.	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 go.'
20	And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.	Pharaoh gave orders to his men concerning him. They sent him away with his wife and all that he had.