^{9 Ref} Abram traveled, going on still toward the South.

^{10 Ref} There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was sore in the land.

^{11 Ref} It happened, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look on.

^{12 Ref} It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.

^{13 Ref} Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you."

^{14 Ref} It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

^{15 Ref} The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

^{16 Ref} He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, and oxen, and male donkeys, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and female donkeys, and camels.

^{17 Ref} Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

^{18 Ref} Pharaoh called Abram, and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

¹⁹ Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way."

^{20 Ref} Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.