Genesis 12:10 - Compare All Versions

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Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.

At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.

There was a famine in the land,  so Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while because the famine in the land was severe.

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.

Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.

Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look. We both know that you’re a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they’re going to say, ‘Aha! That’s his wife!’ and kill me. But they’ll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you’re my sister. Because of you, they’ll welcome me and let me live.”

Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe in the land.

Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe.

There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.