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Genesis 12
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Abram Journeys to Egypt

(Act 7:2–5 )

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Gen 12:1 - Now the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to Abram,^H87
“[fn]Go^H1980 forth from your country,^H776
And from your relatives^H4138
And from your father’s^H1 house,^H1004
To the land^H776 which^H834 I will show^H7200 you;

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Gen 12:2 - And I will make^H6213 you a great^H1419 nation,^H1471
And I will bless^H1288 you,
And make^H1431 your name^H8034 great;^H1431
And so [fn]you shall be a blessing;^H1293

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Gen 12:3 - And I will bless^H1288 those who bless^H1288 you,
And the one who [fn]curses^H7043 you I will [fn]curse.^H779
And in you all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the earth^H127 will be blessed.”^H1288

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Gen 12:4 - So Abram^H87 went^H1980 forth as the LORD^H3068 had spoken^H1696 to him; and Lot^H3876 went^H1980 with him. Now Abram^H87 was seventy-five^H7657 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he departed^H3318 from Haran.^H2771

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Gen 12:5 - Abram^H87 took^H3947 Sarai^H8297 his wife^H802 and Lot^H3876 his nephew,^H1121^H251 and all^H3605 their possessions^H7399 which^H834 they had accumulated,^H7408 and the [fn]persons^H5315 which^H834 they had acquired^H6213 in Haran,^H2771 and they [fn]set^H3318^H1980 out for the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 thus they came^H935 to the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

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Gen 12:6 - Abram^H87 passed^H5674 through^H5674 the land^H776 as far^H5704 as the site^H4725 of Shechem,^H7927 to the [fn]oak^H436 of Moreh.^H4176 Now the Canaanite^H3669 was then^H227 in the land.^H776

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Gen 12:7 - The LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200 to Abram^H87 and said,^H559 “To your [fn]descendants^H2233 I will give^H5414 this^H2088 land.”^H776 So he built^H1129 an altar^H4196 there^H8033 to the LORD^H3068 who had appeared^H7200 to him.

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Gen 12:8 - Then he proceeded^H6275 from there^H8033 to the mountain^H2022 on the east^H6924 of Bethel,^H1008 and pitched^H5186 his tent,^H168 with Bethel^H1008 on the west^H3220 and Ai^H5857 on the east;^H6924 and there^H8033 he built^H1129 an altar^H4196 to the LORD^H3068 and called^H7121 upon the name^H8034 of the LORD.^H3068

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Gen 12:9 - Abram^H87 journeyed^H5265 on, continuing^H1980^H5265 toward the [fn]Negev.^H5045

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Gen 12:10 - Now there was a famine^H7458 in the land;^H776 so Abram^H87 went^H3381 down^H3381 to Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481 there,^H8033 for the famine^H7458 was severe^H3515 in the land.^H776

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Gen 12:11 - It came^H1961 about when^H834 he [fn]came^H7126^H935 near^H7126 to Egypt,^H4714 that he said^H559 to Sarai^H8297 his wife,^H802 “See^H2009 now,^H4994 I know^H3045 that you are a [fn]beautiful^H3303 woman;^H802

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Gen 12:12 - and when^H3588 the Egyptians^H4713 see^H7200 you, they will say,^H559 ‘This^H2088 is his wife’;^H802 and they will kill^H2026 me, but they will let you live.^H2421

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Gen 12:13 - “Please^H4994 say^H559 that you are my sister^H269 so^H4616 that it may go^H3190 well^H3190 with me because^H5668 of you, and that [fn]I may live^H2421 on account^H1558 of you.”

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Gen 12:14 - It came^H1961 about when Abram^H87 came^H935 into Egypt,^H4714 the Egyptians^H4713 [fn]saw^H7200 that the woman^H802 was very^H3966 beautiful.^H3303

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Gen 12:15 - Pharaoh’s^H6547 officials^H8269 saw^H7200 her and praised^H1984 her to Pharaoh;^H6547 and the woman^H802 was taken^H3947 into Pharaoh’s^H6547 house.^H1004

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Gen 12:16 - Therefore he treated^H3190 Abram^H87 well^H3190 for her sake;^H5668 and [fn]gave^H1961 him sheep^H6629 and oxen^H1241 and donkeys^H2543 and male^H5650 and female^H8198 servants^H8198 and female^H860 donkeys^H860 and camels.^H1581

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Gen 12:17 - But the LORD^H3068 struck^H5060 Pharaoh^H6547 and his house^H1004 with great^H1419 plagues^H5061 because^H5921^H1697 of Sarai,^H8297 Abram’s^H87 wife.^H802

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Gen 12:18 - Then Pharaoh^H6547 called^H7121 Abram^H87 and said,^H559 “What^H4100 is this^H2088 you have done^H6213 to me? Why^H4100 did you not tell^H5046 me that she was your wife?^H802

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Gen 12:19 - “Why^H4100 did you say,^H559 ‘She is my sister,’^H269 so that I took^H3947 her for my wife?^H802 Now^H6258 then, [fn]here^H2009 is your wife,^H802 take^H3947 her and go.”^H1980

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Gen 12:20 - Pharaoh^H6547 commanded^H6680 his men^H376 concerning^H5921 him; and they [fn]escorted^H7971 him away,^H7971 with his wife^H802 and all^H3605 that belonged to him.

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(12:1)

Literally: Go for yourself

(12:2)

Literally: be a blessing

(12:3)

Or, reviles

(12:3)

Or, bind under a curse

(12:5)

Literally: souls

(12:5)

Literally: went forth to go to

Or, terebinth

Literally: seed

I.e. South country

Literally: drew near to enter

(12:11)

Literally: woman of beautiful appearance

(12:13)

Literally: my soul

(12:14)

Literally: saw the woman that she was

(12:16)

Literally: he had

(12:19)

Or, behold

(12:20)

Literally: sent

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Genesis 12
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)