1 N ow the Lord said to Abram, Go for yourself away from your country, from your relatives and your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.

And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.

2 A nd I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing.

And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

3 A nd I will bless those who bless you and curse him who curses or uses insolent language toward you; in you will all the families and kindred of the earth be blessed.

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.

4 S o Abram departed, as the Lord had directed him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 A bram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the persons that they had acquired in Haran, and they went forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had acquired, and the souls that they had obtained in Haran, and they went out to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 A bram passed through the land to the locality of Shechem, to the oak or terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7 T hen the Lord appeared to Abram and said, I will give this land to your posterity. So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, Who had appeared to him.

And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him.

8 F rom there he pulled up and departed to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.

And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.

9 A bram journeyed on, still going toward the South (the Negeb).

And Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south.

10 N ow there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive (intense and grievous).

And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.

11 A nd when he was about to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, I know that you are beautiful to behold.

And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon.

12 S o when the Egyptians see you, they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.

13 S ay, I beg of you, that you are my sister, so that it may go well with me for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.

Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.

14 A nd when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

And it came to pass when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

15 T he princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

16 A nd he treated Abram well for her sake; he acquired sheep, oxen, he-donkeys, menservants, maidservants, she-donkeys, and camels.

And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and bondwomen, and she-asses, and camels.

17 B ut the Lord scourged Pharaoh and his household with serious plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

18 A nd Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

19 W hy did you say, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her and get away!

Why didst thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife. And now, behold, there is thy wife: take, and go away.

20 A nd Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and they brought him on his way with his wife and all that he had.

And Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.