12:10 There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt ¹  to stay for a while ²  because the famine was severe. ³  12:11 As he approached ⁴  Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, ⁵  I know that you are a beautiful woman. ⁶  12:12 When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive. ⁷  12:13 So tell them ⁸  you are my sister ⁹  so that it may go well ¹⁰  for me because of you and my life will be spared ¹¹  on account of you.”

12:14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 12:15 When Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram’s wife ¹²  was taken ¹³  into the household of Pharaoh, ¹⁴  12:16 and he did treat Abram well ¹⁵  on account of her. Abram received ¹⁶  sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

12:17 But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases ¹⁷  because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 12:18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, “What is this ¹⁸  you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife? 12:19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her ¹⁹  to be my wife? ²⁰  Here is your wife! ²¹  Take her and go!” ²²  12:20 Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, ²³  and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.