Abram and Sarai in Egypt

Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,“Look, I know that you [are] a beautiful woman, 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say,‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

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So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 When Pharaoh’s officials saw [Sarai], they commended her to [him], and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh. 16 He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys menservants and maidservants, and camels.

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The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked,“What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say,‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

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Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning [Abram], and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions 13