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1 And Jehovah will say to Abram, Go for thyself from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land which I will shew thee. 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 will make thee into a great nation, and I will bless thee, and I will make thy name great; and thou shalt be blessed. 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 will praise them praising thee, and I will curse him cursing thee, and in thee shall all the families of the earth be praised. 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 went according to which Jehovah spake to him, and Lot went with him: and Abram the son of five years and seventy years in his coming out of 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 will take Sand his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their riches which they acquired, and the souls which they acquired in Haran, and they came forth to go into the land of Canaan; and they shall come into 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 shall pass over the land to the place Sichem, to the erect oak tree. And the Canaanite 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 Jehovah shall be seen to Abram, and will say, To thy seed will I give this land, and he will build there an altar to Jehovah, being seen 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 will remove from thence to the mountain from the cast of the house of God, and shall stretch forth his tent; Bethel from the sea, and Hai from the east, and he shall build there an altar to Jehovah, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. 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 will remove, going and removing to the desert. And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb. Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.
10 And there shall be a famine in the land; and Abram will go down to Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was strong 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 shall be when he came near to go to Egypt, he will say to Sarai his wife, Behold, now I knew that thou wert a fair woman to see. 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 shall be when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, and thee they will permit to live. 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 Say, now, thou my sister, that it shall be well to me because of thee, and my soul shall live by means of thee. 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 shall be when Abram goes to Egypt, and the Egyptians will see the woman that she was very fair. 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 Pharaoh's rulers will see her, and will praise her to Pharaoh, and the woman shall be taken into 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 he will do good to Abram on account of her; and there shall be to him sheep and oxen and he-asses, and servants and maids, and she-asses 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 Jehovah will touch Pharaoh with great strokes, and his house on account 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 will call to Abram, and will say, What this thou didst to me? why didst thou not declare to me that she is thy 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 saidst thou, She is my sister and I shall take her to me for a wife? and now behold thy 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 will command the men concerning him, and they will send him away, and his wife and all that is to him. 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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