Genesis 12 ~ Genesis 12

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1 A nd 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.

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

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

3 A nd I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

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 A nd 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.

And Abram goeth on, as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him, and Abram a son of five and seventy years in his going out from Charan.

5 A nd 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.

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

And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite then in the land.

7 A nd 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.

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 A nd 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.

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 A nd Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south.

And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.

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

And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine grievous in the land;

11 A nd 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.

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 a woman of beautiful appearance;

12 A nd 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.

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

13 S ay, 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.

say, I pray thee, thou my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'

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

And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she exceeding fair;

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

and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken Pharaoh's house;

16 A nd 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.

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

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

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

And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, `What this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she thy wife?

19 W hy 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.

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

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

And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath.