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12:1 | Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: |
12:2 | And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: |
12:3 | And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. |
12:4 | So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. |
12:5 | And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. |
12:6 | And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. |
12:7 | And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. |
12:8 | And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel 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. |
12:9 | And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. |
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. |
12:11 | And 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: |
12:12 | Therefore 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. |
12:13 | Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee. |
12:14 | And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. |
12:15 | The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. |
12:16 | And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. |
12:17 | And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. |
12:18 | And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? |
12:19 | Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. |
12:20 | And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. |
12:1 | ויאמר יהוה אל אברם לך לך מארצך וממולדתך ומבית אביך אל הארץ אשׁר אראך׃ |
12:2 | ואעשׂך לגוי גדול ואברכך ואגדלה שׁמך והיה ברכה׃ |
12:3 | ואברכה מברכיך ומקללך אאר ונברכו בך כל משׁפחת האדמה׃ |
12:4 | וילך אברם כאשׁר דבר אליו יהוה וילך אתו לוט ואברם בן חמשׁ שׁנים ושׁבעים שׁנה בצאתו מחרן׃ |
12:5 | ויקח אברם את שׂרי אשׁתו ואת לוט בן אחיו ואת כל רכושׁם אשׁר רכשׁו ואת הנפשׁ אשׁר עשׂו בחרן ויצאו ללכת ארצה כנען ויבאו ארצה כנען׃ |
12:6 | ויעבר אברם בארץ עד מקום שׁכם עד אלון מורה והכנעני אז בארץ׃ |
12:7 | וירא יהוה אל אברם ויאמר לזרעך אתן את הארץ הזאת ויבן שׁם מזבח ליהוה הנראה אליו׃ |
12:8 | ויעתק משׁם ההרה מקדם לבית אל ויט אהלה בית אל מים והעי מקדם ויבן שׁם מזבח ליהוה ויקרא בשׁם יהוה׃ |
12:9 | ויסע אברם הלוך ונסוע הנגבה׃ |
12:10 | ויהי רעב בארץ וירד אברם מצרימה לגור שׁם כי כבד הרעב בארץ׃ |
12:11 | ויהי כאשׁר הקריב לבוא מצרימה ויאמר אל שׂרי אשׁתו הנה נא ידעתי כי אשׁה יפת מראה את׃ |
12:12 | והיה כי יראו אתך המצרים ואמרו אשׁתו זאת והרגו אתי ואתך יחיו׃ |
12:13 | אמרי נא אחתי את למען ייטב לי בעבורך וחיתה נפשׁי בגללך׃ |
12:14 | ויהי כבוא אברם מצרימה ויראו המצרים את האשׁה כי יפה הוא מאד׃ |
12:15 | ויראו אתה שׂרי פרעה ויהללו אתה אל פרעה ותקח האשׁה בית פרעה׃ |
12:16 | ולאברם היטיב בעבורה ויהי לו צאן ובקר וחמרים ועבדים ושׁפחת ואתנת וגמלים׃ |
12:17 | וינגע יהוה את פרעה נגעים גדלים ואת ביתו על דבר שׂרי אשׁת אברם׃ |
12:18 | ויקרא פרעה לאברם ויאמר מה זאת עשׂית לי למה לא הגדת לי כי אשׁתך הוא׃ |
12:19 | למה אמרת אחתי הוא ואקח אתה לי לאשׁה ועתה הנה אשׁתך קח ולך׃ |
12:20 | ויצו עליו פרעה אנשׁים וישׁלחו אתו ואת אשׁתו ואת כל אשׁר׃ |
12:1 | And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee. |
12:2 | And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing. |
12:3 | And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.' |
12:4 | And Abram goeth on, as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him, and Abram `is' a son of five and seventy years in his going out from Charan. |
12:5 | And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan. |
12:6 | And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite `is' then in the land. |
12:7 | And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him. |
12:8 | And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah. |
12:9 | And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south. |
12:10 | And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine `is' grievous in the land; |
12:11 | and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou `art' a woman of beautiful appearance; |
12:12 | and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, `This `is' his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive: |
12:13 | say, I pray thee, thou `art' my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.' |
12:14 | And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she `is' exceeding fair; |
12:15 | and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken `to' Pharaoh's house; |
12:16 | and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels. |
12:17 | And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house -- great plagues -- for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife. |
12:18 | And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she `is' thy wife? |
12:19 | Why hast thou said, She `is' my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.' |
12:20 | And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath. |
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