Genesis 12:10-20 - Abram In Egypt

¹⁰ 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. ¹¹ And when he was come nigh for to enter into Egypt, he said unto Sarai his wife, "Behold, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon. ¹² It will come to pass, therefore, when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, 'she is his wife.' And so shall they slay me and save thee. ¹³ Say, I pray thee therefore, that thou art my sister; that I may fare the better by reason of thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake." ¹⁴ As soon as he came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very fair. ¹⁵ And Pharaoh's lords saw her also, and praised her unto Pharaoh, so that she was taken into Pharaoh's house; ¹⁶ which entreated Abram well for her sake, so that he had sheep, oxen and he-asses, men servants, maid servants, she-asses and camels.

¹⁷ But God plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife. ¹⁸ Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "Why hast thou thus dealt with me? Wherefore toldest thou me not that she was thy wife? ¹⁹ Why saidest thou that she was thy sister, and causedest me to take her to my wife? But now, lo, there is thy wife: take her and be walking." ²⁰ Pharaoh also gave a charge unto his men over Abram, to lead him out, with his wife and all that he had.