Genesis 12 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And YHWH says to Abram, “Go for yourself, from your land, and from your family, and from the house of your father, to the land which I show you. Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
2 And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
3 And I bless those blessing you, and I curse him who is cursing you, and all families of the ground have been blessed in you.” I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
4 And Abram goes on, as YHWH has spoken to him, and Lot goes with him, and Abram [is] a son of seventy-five years in his going out from Haran. So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.
5 And Abram takes his wife Sarai, and his brother’s son Lot, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Haran; and they go out to go toward the land of Canaan; and they come to the land of Canaan. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
6 And Abram passes over into the land, to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite [is] then in the land. Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
7 And YHWH appears to Abram and says, “To your seed I give this land”; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
8 And he removes from there toward a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretches out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he builds an altar to YHWH there, and preaches in the Name of YHWH. From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
9 And Abram journeys, going on and journeying toward the south. And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb. Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.
10 And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goes down toward Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine [is] grievous in the land; Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
11 and it comes to pass as he has drawn near to enter Egypt, that he says to his wife Sarai, “Now behold, I have known that you [are] a woman of beautiful appearance; When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are.
12 and it has come to pass that the Egyptians see you, and they have said, This [is] his wife; and they have slain me, and you they keep alive: and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
13 please say you [are] my sister, so that it is well with me because of you, and my soul has lived for your sake.” Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.” Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”
14 And it comes to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceedingly beautiful; When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
15 and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her to Pharaoh, and the woman is taken [to] Pharaoh’s house; And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.
16 and to Abram he has done good because of her, and he has sheep and oxen, and male donkeys, and menservants, and handmaids, and female donkeys, and camels. And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
17 And YHWH plagues Pharaoh and his house—great plagues—for the matter of Sarai, Abram’s wife. But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
18 And Pharaoh calls for Abram and says, “What [is] this you have done to me? Why have you not declared to me that she [is] your wife? So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?” he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
19 Why have you said, She [is] my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? And now, behold, your wife, take and go.” Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
20 And Pharaoh charges men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, and all that he has. And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had. Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.
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