1 A nd 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.

Now 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.

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

And 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.

3 A nd I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'

And 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.

4 A nd 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.

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

5 A nd 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.

Abram 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,

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

Abram 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.

7 A nd 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.

Then 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.

8 A nd 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.

From 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.

9 A nd Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.

Abram journeyed on, still going toward the South (the Negeb).

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

Now 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).

11 a nd 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;

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

12 a nd 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:

So when the Egyptians see you, 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 my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'

Say, 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.

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

And when Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

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

The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

16 a nd 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.

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

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

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

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

And 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?

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

Why 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!

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

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