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.


In Context

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.

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.

9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

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.

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 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.

Genesis 12:10 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.