10 One time when there was a drought causing a severe food shortage, Abram and his household travelled west across to Egypt to stay there. 11 Just before they arrived in Mitsrayim, Abram said to his wife Sarai, “Listen, you’re a very beautiful woman, 12 so when the Egyptians see you they’ll say, ‘This is his wife,’ and they’ll kill me but let you live. 13 Please tell them that you’re my sister so they’ll treat me well because of you and let me live.”[ref] 14 So that’s what happened when they entered Mitsrayim—the Egyptians indeed noticed that Sarai was very beautiful, 15 and when Far’oh’s (Pharaoh’s) officials saw her, so they told him about her beauty, and she was taken into Far’oh’s palace. 16 He treated Abram well (thinking he was the brother), so he was given flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.

17 But Yahweh directed terrible plagues onto Far’oh and his household because of his taking Abram’s wife Sarai. 18 So Far’oh called for Abram and said, “What’s this you’ve done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she’s your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her in as a wife? Now then, here’s your wife. Take her and get out of here.” 20 Then Far’oh commanded his officers, and they sent Abram and his wife away and everything that belonged to him.