1 Now Jehovah said H559 unto Abram אַבְרָ֔ם 'av.Ram H87 , Get thee out of thy country , and from thy kindred וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ u.mi.mo.lad.te.Kha H4138 , and from thy father’s אָבִ֑יךָ 'a.Vi.kha H1 house H1004 , unto the land H776 that I will show אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃ 'ar.'E.ka H7200 thee: 2 and I will make וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ ve.'e.'es.Kha H6213 of thee a great גָּד֔וֹל ga.Dol H1419 nation לְג֣וֹי le.Goy H1471 , and I will bless וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ va.'a.Va.rekh.kha H1288 thee, and make H6213 thy name שְׁמֶ֑ךָ she.Me.kha H8034 great H1419 ; and be וֶהְיֵ֖ה veh.Yeh H1961 thou a blessing בְּרָכָֽה׃ be.ra.Khah H1293 : 3 and I will bless H1288 them that bless H1288 thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse H7043 : and in thee shall all the families H4940 of the earth הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ ha.'a.da.Mah H127 be blessed H1288 . 4 So Abram אַבְרָ֗ם 'av.Ram H87 went H3318 , as Jehovah had spoken H1696 unto him ; and Lot ל֑וֹט Lot H3876 went H3318 with him : and Abram וְאַבְרָ֗ם ve.'av.Ram H87 was seventy וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים ve.shiv.'Im H7657 and five חָמֵ֤שׁ cha.Mesh H2568 years H8141 old when H834 he departed out of Haran מֵחָרָֽן׃ me.cha.Ran H2771 . 5 And Abram אַבְרָם֩ 'av.Ram H87 took H3947 Sarai שָׂרַ֨י sa.Rai H8297 his wife אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ 'ish.To H802 , and Lot ל֣וֹט Lot H3876 his brother’s אָחִ֗יו 'a.Chiv H251 son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 , and all their substance that they had gathered , and the souls H5315 that they had gotten in Haran בְחָרָ֑ן ve.cha.Ran H2771 ; and they went H3318 forth H3318 to go H3318 into the land אַ֣רְצָה 'Ar.tzah H776 of Canaan כְּנַ֔עַן ke.Na.'an H3667 ; and into the land אַ֥רְצָה 'Ar.tzah H776 of Canaan כְּנָֽעַן׃ ke.Na.'an H3667 they came H935 . 6 And Abram אַבְרָם֙ 'av.Ram H87 passed H5674 through the land בָּאָ֔רֶץ ba.'A.retz H776 unto the place מְק֣וֹם me.Kom H4725 of Shechem שְׁכֶ֔ם she.Khem H7927 , unto the oak of Moreh מוֹרֶ֑ה mo.Reh H4176 . And the Canaanite וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י ve.ha.ke.na.'a.Ni H3669 was then אָ֥ז 'az H227 in the land בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ba.'A.retz H776 . 7 And Jehovah appeared וַיֵּרָ֤א vai.ye.Ra' H7200 unto Abram אַבְרָ֔ם 'av.Ram H87 , and said H559 , Unto thy seed H2233 will I give אֶתֵּ֖ן 'e.Ten H5414 this land הָאָ֣רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 : and there builded he an altar מִזְבֵּ֔חַ miz.Be.ach H4196 unto Jehovah , who appeared הַנִּרְאֶ֥ה ha.nir.'Eh H7200 unto him . 8 And he removed from thence unto the mountain H2022 on the east מִקֶּ֛דֶם mi.Ke.dem H6924 of Beth-el, and pitched וַיֵּ֣ט vai.Yet H5186 his tent אָהְָל֑וֹ 'o.ho.Lo H168 , having Beth-el on the west מִיָּם֙ mi.Yam H3220 , and Ai on the east מִקֶּ֔דֶם mi.Ke.dem H6924 : and there he builded an altar מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ miz.Be.ach H4196 unto Jehovah , and called וַיִּקְרָ֖א vai.yik.Ra' H7121 upon the name בְּשֵׁ֥ם be.Shem H8034 of Jehovah . 9 And Abram אַבְרָ֔ם 'av.Ram H87 journeyed , going H1980 on still toward the South הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פ ha.Neg.bah H5045 . 10 And there was H1961 a famine רָעָ֖ב ra.'Av H7458 in the land בָּאָ֑רֶץ ba.'A.retz H776 : and Abram אַבְרָ֤ם 'av.Ram H87 went H3381 down וַיֵּ֨רֶד vai.Ye.red H3381 into Egypt מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ mitz.Ray.mah H4714 to sojourn there ; for the famine הָרָעָ֖ב ha.ra.'Av H7458 was H1961 sore in the land בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ba.'A.retz H776 . 11 And it came H935 to pass , when he was H1961 come H935 near to enter into Egypt מִצְרָ֑יְמָה mitz.Ra.ye.mah H4714 , that he said H559 unto Sarai שָׂרַ֣י sa.Rai H8297 his wife אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ 'ish.To H802 , Behold now , I know יָדַ֔עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti H3045 that thou art a fair woman אִשָּׁ֥ה 'i.Shah H802 to look upon : 12 and it will come to pass , when the Egyptians הַמִּצְרִ֔ים ha.mitz.Rim H4713 shall see יִרְא֤וּ yir.'U H7200 thee, that they will say וְאָמְר֖וּ ve.'a.me.Ru H559 , This is וְהָיָ֗ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 his wife אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ 'ish.To H802 : and they will kill וְהָרְג֥וּ ve.ha.re.Gu H2026 me , but they will save thee alive H2421 . 13 Say אִמְרִי־ 'im.ri- H559 , I pray thee, thou art my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 ; that it may be well יִֽיטַב־ yi.tav- H3190 with me for thy sake H4616 , and that my soul H5315 may live וְחָיְתָ֥ה ve.cha.ye.Tah H2421 because of thee. 14 And it came H935 to pass , that , when Abram אַבְרָ֖ם 'av.Ram H87 was H1961 come H935 into Egypt מִצְרָ֑יְמָה mitz.Ra.ye.mah H4714 , the Egyptians beheld the woman הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה ha.'i.Shah H802 that she was H1961 very מְאֹֽד׃ me.'Od H3966 fair . 16 And he dealt well H3190 with Abram וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם ul.'av.Ram H87 for her sake בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ ba.'a.vu.Rah H5668 : and he had sheep צֹאן־ tzon- H6629 , and oxen H1241 , and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels וּגְמַלִּֽים׃ u.ge.ma.Lim H1581 . 17 And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֛ה par.'Oh H6547 and his house בֵּית֑וֹ bei.To H1004 with great גְּדֹלִ֖ים ge.do.Lim H1419 plagues H5061 because of Sarai שָׂרַ֖י sa.Rai H8297 , Abram’s wife אֵ֥שֶׁת 'E.shet H802 . 18 And Pharaoh פַרְעֹה֙ far.'Oh H6547 called H7121 Abram לְאַבְרָ֔ם le.'av.Ram H87 , and said H559 , What is this that thou hast done unto me ? why H4100 didst thou not tell הִגַּ֣דְתָּ hi.Gad.ta H5046 me that she was thy wife אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ 'ish.te.Kha H802 ? 19 why לָמָ֤ה la.Mah H4100 saidst thou, She is my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 , so that I took H3947 her to be my wife לְאִשָּׁ֑ה le.'i.Shah H802 ? now וְעַתָּ֕ה ve.'a.Tah H6258 therefore H6258 behold thy wife אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ 'ish.te.Kha H802 , take H3947 her , and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֖ה par.'Oh H6547 gave men H376 charge concerning him : and they brought him on the way , and his wife אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ 'ish.To H802 , and all that he had . ← Genesis 11 Genesis 13 → Commentaries on Genesis 12 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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