Genesis 12:9-11
Amplified Bible
9 Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward the Negev (the South country of Judah).
10 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. 11 And when he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “Listen: I know that you are [a]a beautiful woman;
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- Genesis 12:11 Sarai was about sixty-five years old at this time.
Genesis 12:9-11
New International Version
9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.(A)
Abram in Egypt(B)
10 Now there was a famine in the land,(C) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.(D) 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,(E) “I know what a beautiful woman(F) you are.
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