Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
Now there was
King James Version
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Holman Bible
There was a famine in the land,
International Standard Version
There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live because the famine was so severe.
A Conservative Version
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
American Standard Version
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
Amplified
Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe.
Darby Translation
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was severe in the land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to dwell as an alien there, for the famine was severe in the land.
Modern King James verseion
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to stay there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
After this there came a dearth in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the dearth was sore in the land.
NET Bible
There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.
New Heart English Bible
There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land, - so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because grievous, was the famine in the land.
Webster
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
World English Bible
There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine is grievous in the land;
Themes
Egypt » Often a refuge to strangers
Egyptians » Hospitality of, to abraham
Famine » Instances of » In canaan
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the days of abraham
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 12:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram In Egypt
9 And he went on, journeying still to the South. 10 And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt. 11 Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 43:1
Now the land was in bitter need of food.
Genesis 26:1-3
Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 46:3-4
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:
Genesis 47:13
Now there was no food to be had in all the land, so that all Egypt and Canaan were wasted from need of food.
Ruth 1:1
Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.
2 Samuel 21:1
In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.
1 Kings 17:1-18
And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
2 Kings 4:38
And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.
2 Kings 6:25
And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
2 Kings 7:1-8
Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.
2 Kings 8:1-2
Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had given back to life, Go now, with all the people of your house, and get a living-place for yourselves wherever you are able; for by the word of the Lord, there will be great need of food in the land; and this will go on for seven years.
Psalm 34:19
Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
Psalm 105:13
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
Psalm 107:34
He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
Jeremiah 14:1
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah when there was no water.
John 16:33
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
Acts 7:11
Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.
Acts 14:22
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.