NASB — Genesis 12 — KJV

Abram Journeys to Egypt

1 Now athe LORD° said° to Abram°,
  “IGo° forth from your country°,
  And from your relatives°
  And from your father’s° house°,
  To the land° which° I will show° you;
  2 And aI will make° you a great° nation°,
  And bI will bless° you,
  And make° your name° great°;
  And so Icyou shall be a blessing°;
  3 And aI will bless° those who bless° you,
  And the one who Icurses° you I will IIcurse°.
  bAnd in you all° the families° of the earth° will be blessed°.”

[1] ILit Go for yourself aGn 15:7; Ac 7:3; He 11:8
[2] ILit be a blessing aGn 17:4-6; 18:18; 46:3; Dt 26:5 bGn 22:17 cZc 8:13
[3] IOr reviles IIOr bind under a curse aGn 24:35; 27:29; Nu 24:9 bGn 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; Ac 3:25; Ga 3:8

4 ¶ So Abram° went° forth as the LORD° had spoken° to him; and aLot° went° with him. Now Abram° was seventy-five° years° old° when he departed° from Haran°. 5 Abram° took° Sarai° his wife° and Lot° his nephew°°, and all° their apossessions° which° they had accumulated°, and bthe Ipersons° which° they had acquired° in Haran°, and they IIset°° out for the land° of Canaan°; cthus they came° to the land° of Canaan°. 6 Abram° passed° through° the land° as far° as the site° of aShechem°, to the Ioak° of Moreh°. Now the Canaanite° [was] then° in the land°. 7 The LORD° aappeared° to Abram° and said°, “bTo your Idescendants° I will give° this° land°.” So he built° can altar° there° to the LORD° who had appeared° to him. 8 Then he proceeded° from there° to the mountain° on the east° of Bethel°, and pitched° his tent°, with aBethel° on the west° and Ai° on the east°; and there° he built° an altar° to the LORD° and bcalled° upon the name° of the LORD°. 9 Abram° journeyed° on, continuing°° toward athe INegev°.

[4] aGn 11:27, 31
[5] ILit souls IILit went forth to go to aGn 13:6 bGn 14:14; Lv 22:11 cGn 11:31; He 11:8
[6] IOr terebinth aGn 35:4; Dt 11:30
[7] ILit seed aGn 17:1; 18:1 bGn 13:15; 15:18; Dt 34:4; Ps 105: 9-12; Ac 7:5; Ga 3:16 cGn 13:4, 18; 22:9
[8] aJsh 8:9, 12 bGn 4:26; 21:33
[9] II.e. South country aGn 13:1, 3; 20:1; 24:62

10 ¶ Now there was aa famine° in the land°; so Abram° went° down° to Egypt° to sojourn° there°, for the famine° was bsevere° in the land°. 11 It came° about when° he Icame°° near° to Egypt°, that he said° to Sarai° his wife°, “See° now°, I know° that you are a IIabeautiful° woman°; 12 aand when° the Egyptians° see° you, they will say°, ‘This° is his wife°’; and they will kill° me, but they will let you live°. 13 Please° say° that you are amy sister° so° that it may go° well° with me because° of you, and that IbI may live° on account° of you.” 14 It came° about when Abram° came° into Egypt°, the Egyptians° Isaw° that the woman° was very° beautiful°. 15 Pharaoh’s° officials° saw° her and praised° her to Pharaoh°; and athe woman° was taken° into Pharaoh’s° house°. 16 Therefore ahe treated° Abram° well° for her sake°; and Ibgave° him sheep° and oxen° and donkeys° and male° and female° servants° and female° donkeys° and camels°.

[10] aGn 26:1 bGn 43:1
[11] ILit drew near to enter IILit woman of beautiful appearance aGn 26:7; 29:17
[12] aGn 20:11
[13] ILit my soul aGn 20:2, 5, 12; 26:7 bJr 38:17, 20
[14] ILit saw the woman that she was
[15] aGn 20:2
[16] ILit he had aGn 20:14 bGn 13:2

17 ¶ But the LORD° astruck° Pharaoh° and his house° with great° plagues° because°° of Sarai°, Abram’s° wife°. 18 Then Pharaoh° called° Abram° and said°, “aWhat° is this° you have done° to me? Why° did you not tell° me that she was your wife°? 19 Why° did you say°, ‘She is my sister°,’ so that I took° her for my wife°? Now° then, Ihere° is your wife°, take° her and go°.” 20 Pharaoh° commanded° [his] men° concerning° him; and they Iescorted° him away°, with his wife° and all° that belonged to him.

[17] aGn 20:18; 1Ch 16:21; Ps 105:14
[18] aGn 20:9, 10; 26:10
[19] IOr behold
[20] ILit sent


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God calleth Abram, and blesseth him with a promise of Christ.

1 ¶ Now the LORDº had saidºª unto² Abram,º Get thee out¹ª² of thy country,º² and from thy kindred,º² and from thy father's¹ house,º²² unto² a landº that² I will shewºª thee: 2 And I will make² of thee¹ª a greatº nation,º and I will blessºª thee, and make¹ª thy name¹ great;ºª² and thou shalt be² a blessing:º 3 And I will blessºª them that blessºª thee, and curseºª him that cursethºª thee: and in thee shall all² familiesº of the earthº be blessed.ºª

[1] Gn 11:31; 15:7; Jsh 24:2; Ne 9:7; Ps 45:10; Is 41:9; 51:2; Ezk 33:24; Lk 14:26; Ac 7:2; 2Co 6:17; He 11:8; Rv 18:4.
[2] Gn 13:16; 14:14; 15:5; 17:5; 18:18; 19:29; 22:17; 24:35; 26:4; 27:29; 28:3, 4, 14; 35:11; 46:3; Ex 1:7; 32:10; Nu 14:12; 24:9; Dt 26:5; 2S 7:9; 1K 1:47; 3:8; Mi 7:20; Ro 4:11; Ga 3:7, 14.
[3] Gn 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 27:29; 28:14; 30:27, 30; 39:5; Ex 23:22; Nu 24:9; Ps 72:17; Mt 25:40, 45; Ac 3:25; Ro 4:11; 1Co 1:30; Ga 3:8, 16, 28; Ep 1:3; Col 3:11; Rv 7:9.

He departeth with Lot from Haran.

4 So Abramº departed,¹ª² as² the LORDº had spokenºª unto² him; and Lotº went¹ª² with² him: and Abramº [was] seventyº¹ and fiveº yearsº oldº when he departedºª out of Haran.º² 5 And Abramº tookºª² Saraiº his wife,º and Lotº his brother'sº son,º and all² their substanceº that² they had gathered,ºª and the soulsº that² they had gottenºª in Haran;º and they went forthºª to go¹ª² into the landº of Canaan;º and into the landº of Canaanº they came.ºª

[4] Gn 11:27; He 11:8.
[5] Gn 10:19; 11:31; 14:14, 21; 46:5; Ac 7:4; He 11:8.

He journeyeth through Canaan,

6 ¶ And Abramº passed throughºª the landº unto² the placeº of Sichem,º unto² the plainº of Moreh.º And the Canaaniteº [was] thenº in the land.º

[6] Gn 10:15, 18; 13:7; 15:18; 33:18; 34:2; 35:4; Dt 11:30; Jsh 20:7; 24:32; Jg 7:1; 9:1; 1K 12:1; Jn 4:5; Ac 7:16; He 11:9.

which is promised him in a vision.

7 And the LORDº appearedºª unto² Abram,º and said,ºª Unto thy seedº will I giveºª² thisº land:º and there² buildedºª he an altarº unto the LORD,º who appearedºª unto² him. 8 And he removedºª from thence²² unto a mountainº on the eastº² of Bethel,º and pitchedºª his tent,º [having] Bethelº on the west,º² and Haiº on the east:º² and there² he buildedºª an altarº unto the LORD,º and calledºª upon the nameº of the LORD.º 9 And Abramº journeyed,ºª going onºª stillºª toward the south.º

[7] Gn 8:20; 12:8; 13:4, 15, 18; 17:1, 3, 8; 18:1; 26:3, 25; 28:13; 32:30; 33:20; Ex 33:1; Nu 32:11; Dt 1:8; 6:10; 30:20; Ps 105:9; Ro 9:8; Ga 3:16; 4:28; He 11:13.
[8] Gn 4:26; 13:4; 21:33; 28:19; 35:3, 15; Jsh 7:2; 8:3, 17; 18:22; Ne 11:31; Ps 116:4; Is 10:28; Jol 2:32; Ac 2:21; Ro 10:12; 1Co 1:2.
[9] Gn 13:3; 24:62; Ps 105:13; He 11:13.

He is driven by a famine into Egypt:

10 ¶ And there was² a famineº in the land:º and Abramº went downºª into Egyptº to sojournºª there;² for² the famineº [was] grievousº in the land.º

[10] Gn 26:1, 2; 42:5; 43:1; 46:3; 47:13; Ru 1:1; 2S 21:1; 1K 17:1; 2K 4:38; 6:25; 7:1; 8:1; Ps 34:19; 105:13; 107:34; Jr 14:1; Jn 16:33; Ac 7:11; 14:22.

fear maketh him feign his wife to be his sister.

11 And it came to pass,² whenº he was come nearºª to enterºª into Egypt,º that he saidºª unto² Saraiº his wife,º Beholdº now,º I knowºª that² thou² [art] a fairº womanº to look upon:º 12 Therefore it shall come to pass,² when² the Egyptiansº shall seeºª thee, that they shall say,ºª This² [is] his wife:º and they will killºª me, but they will save thee alive.ºª 13 Say,ºª I pray thee,º thou² [art] my sister:º thatº it may be wellºª with me for thy sake;² and my soulº shall liveºª because of² thee.¹

[11] Gn 12:14; 26:7; 29:17; 39:6; 2S 11:2; Pv 21:30; So 1:14.
[12] Gn 20:11; 26:7; 1S 27:1; Pv 29:25; Mt 10:28; 1Jn 1:8.
[13] Gn 11:29; 20:2, 5, 12; 26:7; Ps 146:3; Is 57:11; Jr 17:5; Ezk 18:4; Mt 26:69; Jn 8:44; Ro 3:6; 6:23; Ga 2:12; Col 3:6.

Pharaoh, having taken her from him, by plagues is compelled to restore her.

14 ¶ And it came to pass,² that, when Abramº was comeºª into Egypt,º the Egyptiansº beheldºª² the womanº that² she² [was] veryº fair.º 15 The princesº also of Pharaohº sawºª her, and commendedºª her beforeº Pharaoh:º and the womanº was takenºª into Pharaoh'sº house.º 16 And he entreated¹ª Abram¹ wellºª² for her sake:² and he had² sheep,º and oxen,º and he asses,º and menservants,º and maidservants,º and she asses,º and camels.º 17 And the LORDº plaguedºª² Pharaohº and his houseº with greatº plaguesº because ofº² Saraiº Abram'sº wife.º 18 And Pharaohº calledºª Abram,º and said,ºª What² [is] this² [that] thou hast doneºª unto me? why² didst thou not² tellºª me that² she² [was] thy wife?º 19 Why² saidst² thou,¹ª She² [is] my sister?º so I might have takenºª her to me to wife:º now therefore² behold² thy wife,º takeºª [her], and go thy way.¹ª² 20 And Pharaohº commandedºª [his] men¹² concerning² him: and they sent him away,ºª² and his wife,º and all² that² he had.

[14] Gn 3:6; 6:2; 39:7; Mt 5:28.
[15] Gn 20:2; 40:2; 41:1; Ex 2:5, 15; 1K 3:1; 2K 18:21; Es 2:2, 9; Ps 105:4; Pv 6:29; 29:12; Jr 25:19; 46:17; Ezk 32:2; Ho 7:4; He 13:4.
[16] Gn 13:2; 20:14; 24:35; 26:14; 32:5, 13; Jb 1:3; 42:12; Ps 144:13.
[17] Gn 20:18; 1Ch 16:21; 21:22; Jb 34:19; Ps 105:14; He 13:4.
[18] Gn 3:13; 4:10; 20:9; 26:9; 31:26; 44:15; Ex 32:21; Jsh 7:19; 1S 14:43; Pv 21:1.
[20] Ex 18:27; 1S 29:6; Ps 105:14; Pv 21:1.


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