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;


In Context

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.

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.

9 And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.

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;

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 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:

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 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 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.