Genesis 12:10–20

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; ¹¹and 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; ¹²and 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: ¹³say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.’

¹⁴And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she is exceeding fair; ¹⁵and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken to Pharaoh’s house; ¹⁶and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels. ¹⁷And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house—great plagues—for the matter of Sarai, Abram’s wife. ¹⁸And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, ‘What is this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she is thy wife? ¹⁹Why hast thou said, She is my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.’ ²⁰And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath.

Chapter 13