Genesis 12:10
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 12:10 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es entstand aber eine Hungersnot im Lande; und Abram zog nach Ägypten hinab, um sich daselbst aufzuhalten, denn die Hungersnot war schwer im Lande.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y hubo hambre en la tierra, y descendió Abram á Egipto para peregrinar allá; porque era grande el hambre en la tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E houve fome na terra, e desceu Abrão ao Egito para peregrinar ali; porque era grande a fome na terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E houve fome na terra. Então, Abrão desceu até o Egito para ali ficar, pois a fome era severa na terra.
📖 Genesis 12:10 in Context
8And he removed from thence unto 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 builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12Therefore 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.
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