Genesis 12:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 12:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 12:10 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 12:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 12:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 12:10 — World English Bible
Genesis 12:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Genesis 12:10 — American Standard Version
Genesis 12:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine <FI>is<Fi> grievous in the land;”
Genesis 12:10 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 12:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Genesis 12:10 — Darby Translation
Genesis 12:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then there came a famine in the land: therefore Abram went downe into Egypt to soiourne there: for there was a great famine in the lande.”
Genesis 12:10 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 12:10 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there, because the famine was severe in the land.”
Genesis 12:10 — The Living Sword
Genesis 12:10 in Context — Genesis 12
8 Y pasóse de allí á un monte al oriente de Bethel, y tendió su tienda, teniendo á Bethel al occidente y Hai al oriente: y edificó allí altar á Jehová, é invocó el nombre de Jehová.
9 Y movió Abram [de allí], caminando y yendo hacia el Mediodía.
10 Y hubo hambre en la tierra, y descendió Abram á Egipto para peregrinar allá; porque era grande el hambre en la tierra.
11 Y aconteció que cuando estaba para entrar en Egipto, dijo á Sarai su mujer: He aquí, ahora conozco que eres mujer hermosa de vista;
12 Y será que cuando te habrán visto los Egipcios, dirán: Su mujer es: y me matarán á mí, y á ti te reservarán la vida.
What Does Genesis 12:10 Mean?
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