¹ And Jehovah said to^▵ Abram, Go from thy land, and from thy birth, and from the house of thy father, to^▵ the land that I will cause thee to see.

² And I will make thee into^◦ a great nation; and I will bless thee, and will make· thy name ·great; and be thou a blessing.

³ And I will bless those who bless thee, and will curse him who reviles thee; and in thee shall all the families of the ground be blessed.

⁴ And Abram went as^◦ Jehovah had spoken to^▵ him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was a son of five years and seventy years, when he went·​·out from Haran.

⁵ And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and their every acquisition that they had acquired, and the soul that they had made^* in Haran; and they went·​·out to go to^▫ the land of Canaan; and they came to^▫ the land of Canaan.

⁶ And Abram passed·​·through into the land, even·​·to the place Shechem, even·​·to the oak·​·grove of Moreh; and the Canaanite was then^▵ in the land.

⁷ And Jehovah appeared to^▵ Abram, and said, To thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah, who appeared to^▵ him.

⁸ And he moved·​·away from there to^▫ the mountain on the east of^◦ Bethel, and stretched·​·out his tent; with Bethel toward the sea, and Ai on the east. And he built there an altar to Jehovah, and called on^◦ the name of Jehovah.

⁹ And Abram journeyed, going^◦ and journeying, toward the south.

¹⁰ And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went·​·down toward Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was heavy in the land.

¹¹ And it was, as^◦ he came·​·near to come unto^▫ Egypt, that he said to^▵ Sarai his wife, Behold, I pray^◦, I know that thou^◦ art a woman beautiful in appearance;

¹² and it shall be, that the Egyptians^◦ shall see thee, and they will say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, and will make· thee ·to·​·live.

¹³ Say, I pray^◦, thou^◦ art my sister; so·​·that it may be·​·well with me on^◦ account·​·of thee, and that my soul may live because·​·of thee.

¹⁴ And it was, as Abram came to^▫ Egypt, that the Egyptians^◦ saw the woman, that she^◦ was very beautiful.

¹⁵ And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to^▵ Pharaoh; and the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house.

¹⁶ And he did·​·well to Abram on^◦ account·​·of her; and he had^◦ flock and herd, and donkeys and menservants, and handmaids and she·​·donkeys, and camels.

¹⁷ And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh with great plagues, and his house, on·​·account·​·of the matter^* of Sarai, the wife of Abram.

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

¹⁹ Why saidst thou, She^◦ is my sister? and I might have taken her to me for a woman. And now, behold thy wife; take her, and go.

²⁰ And Pharaoh commanded the men^◦ concerning him; and they sent· him ·away, and his wife, and all that he had^◦.

¹ Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.

² I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

³ I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All of the families of the earth will be blessed in you."

⁴ So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

⁵ Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls whom they had gotten in Haran, and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Into the land of Canaan they came.

⁶ Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanite was then in the land.

⁷ Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your seed." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.

⁸ He left from there 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 Yahweh and called on the name of Yahweh.

⁹ Abram traveled, going on still 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 It happened, when he had come near to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.

¹² It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.

¹³ Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you."

¹⁴ It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

¹⁵ The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

¹⁶ He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

¹⁷ Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

¹⁸ Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

¹⁹ Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way."

²⁰ Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they brought him on the way with his wife and all that he had.