12:1 Now the LORD had said to Abram, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to a land that I will show thee:
12:1 Now the LORD had said to Abram, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to a land that I will show thee:

12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

12:3 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.
12:3 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.

12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him: and Abram {was} seventy and five years old when he departed from Haran.
12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him: and Abram {was} seventy and five years old when he departed from Haran.

12:5 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 to go forth into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
12:5 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 to go forth into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

12:6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem, to the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite {was} then in the land.
12:6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem, to the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite {was} then in the land.

12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To thy seed will I give this land: and there he erected an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.
12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To thy seed will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.

12:8 And he removed from thence to a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, {having} Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he erected an altar to the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
12:8 And he departed from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, {having} 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.

12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still towards the south.
12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine {was} grievous in the land.
12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine {was} grievous in the land.

12:11 And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou {art} a fair woman to look upon:
12:11 And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou {art} a fair woman to look upon:

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

12:13 Say, I pray thee, thou {art} my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
12:13 Say, I pray thee, thou {art} my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

12:14 And it came to pass, that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she {was} very fair.
12:14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she {was} very fair.

12:15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
12:15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

12:16 And he treated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
12:16 And he treated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and male donkeys, and male and female servants, and female donkeys, and camels.

12:17 And the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
12:17 And the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

12:18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What {is} this {that} thou hast done to me? why didst thou not tell me that she {is} thy wife?
12:18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What {is} this {that} thou hast done to me? why didst thou not tell me that she {is} thy wife?

12:19 Why saidst thou, She {is} my sister? so I might have taken her to me for a wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take {her}, and go thy way.
12:19 Why saidst thou, She {is} my sister? so I might have taken her to me for a wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take {her}, and go thy way.

12:20 And Pharaoh commanded {his} men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
12:20 And Pharaoh commanded {his} men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.