1 N ow 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:

Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.

2 a nd I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;

I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.

3 a nd 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.

I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

4 S o 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.

So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

5 A nd 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.

Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.

6 A nd Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.

7 A nd 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.

Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

8 A nd 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.

And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he 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 A nd Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.

So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. Abram in Egypt

10 A nd there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.

11 A nd 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:

And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.

12 a nd 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.

Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

13 S ay, 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.

Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you.”

14 A nd it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.

15 A nd the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house.

16 A nd 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.

He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

17 A nd Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

But the Lord 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 thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

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

19 w hy 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.

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.”

20 A nd Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

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