Genesis 12:10
World English Bible (WEB)
There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
In context
8 He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the LORD’s name.
9 Abram traveled, still going on toward the South.
10 There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
11 When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.
12 It will happen that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
Genesis 12:10 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
- KJV King James Version
- And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine [is] grievous in the land;
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.