Genesis 12:9-13
The Message
9 Abram kept moving, steadily making his way south, to the Negev.
10-13 Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look. We both know that you’re a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they’re going to say, ‘Aha! That’s his wife!’ and kill me. But they’ll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you’re my sister. Because of you, they’ll welcome me and let me live.”
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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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