^{1 Ref} And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee.

^{2 Ref} And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

^{3 Ref} And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'

^{4 Ref} And Abram goeth on, as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him, and Abram `is' a son of five and seventy years in his going out from Charan.

^{5 Ref} And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan.

^{6 Ref} And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite `is' then in the land.

^{7 Ref} And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.

^{8 Ref} And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.

^{9 Ref} And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.

^{10 Ref} And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine `is' grievous in the land;

^{11 Ref} and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou `art' a woman of beautiful appearance;

^{12 Ref} and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, `This `is' his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:

^{13 Ref} say, I pray thee, thou `art' my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'

^{14 Ref} And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she `is' exceeding fair;

^{15 Ref} and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken `to' Pharaoh's house;

^{16 Ref} and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.

^{17 Ref} And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house -- great plagues -- for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife.

^{18 Ref} And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she `is' thy wife?

¹⁹ Why hast thou said, She `is' my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.'

^{20 Ref} And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath.

^{1 Ref} Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee:

^{2 Ref} and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;

^{3 Ref} and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

^{4 Ref} So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

^{5 Ref} 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.

^{6 Ref} And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

^{7 Ref} And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.

^{8 Ref} And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

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

^{10 Ref} And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

^{11 Ref} 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:

^{12 Ref} and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

^{13 Ref} Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

^{14 Ref} And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

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

^{16 Ref} And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.

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

^{18 Ref} 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?

¹⁹ why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

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

^{1 Ref} Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.

^{2 Ref} I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you, and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

^{3 Ref} I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the earth be blessed."

^{4 Ref} So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

^{5 Ref} Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls who they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Into the land of Canaan they came.

^{6 Ref} Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanite was then in the land.

^{7 Ref} Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said, "I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.

^{8 Ref} He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.

^{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.