10And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.


In Context

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

8 And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.

9 And Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south.

10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.

11 And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon.

12 And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.

Genesis 12:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:10Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:10And there came a famine in the country; and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:10There 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:10And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine is grievous in the land;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.