English Bible Presentation Sharing - Genesis Book, chapter 12, verse 42 in Erven Version

Genesis 12 : 1 (ERVEN)

The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country and your people. Leave your father's family and go to the country that I will show you.

Genesis 12 : 2 (ERVEN)

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Genesis 12 : 3 (ERVEN)

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth."

Genesis 12 : 4 (ERVEN)

So Abram left Haran just like the Lord said, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12 : 5 (ERVEN)

He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the slaves, and all the other things he had gotten in Haran. Then he and his group moved to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12 : 6 (ERVEN)

Abram traveled through the land as far as the town of Shechem and then to the big tree at Moreh. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time.

Genesis 12 : 7 (ERVEN)

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." Abram built an altar to honor the Lord who appeared to him there.

Genesis 12 : 8 (ERVEN)

Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord there.

Genesis 12 : 9 (ERVEN)

Then he moved on toward the Negev, stopping for a time at several places on the way.

Genesis 12 : 10 (ERVEN)

During this time there was not enough food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live.

Genesis 12 : 11 (ERVEN)

Just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram told Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a very beautiful woman.

Genesis 12 : 12 (ERVEN)

When the Egyptian men see you, they will say, 'This woman is his wife.' Then they will kill me and keep you alive because they want you.

Genesis 12 : 13 (ERVEN)

So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."

Genesis 12 : 14 (ERVEN)

So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

Genesis 12 : 15 (ERVEN)

Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 12 : 16 (ERVEN)

Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai's brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and men and women servants.

Genesis 12 : 17 (ERVEN)

Pharaoh took Abram's wife, so the Lord caused Pharaoh and all the people in his house to have very bad diseases.

Genesis 12 : 18 (ERVEN)

Pharaoh called Abram and said to him, "You have done a very bad thing to me! Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?

Genesis 12 : 19 (ERVEN)

You said, 'She is my sister.' Why did you say that? I took her so that she could be my wife, but now I give your wife back to you. Take her and go!"

Genesis 12 : 20 (ERVEN)

Then Pharaoh commanded his men to lead Abram out of Egypt. So Abram and his wife left that place and took everything they had with them.