Genesis 12:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to stay there; for the famine was severe in the land.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there was a famine{H7458} in the land:{H776} and Abram{H87} went down{H3381} into Egypt{H4714} to sojourn{H1481} there; for the famine{H7458} was sore{H3515} in the land.{H776}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there was a famine{H7458} in the land{H776}: and Abram{H87} went down{H3381}{(H8799)} into Egypt{H4714} to sojourn{H1481}{(H8800)} there; for the famine{H7458} was grievous{H3515} in the land{H776}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    After thys there came a derth in the lande. And Abram went doune in to Egipte to soiourne there for the derth was sore in the lande.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But there came a derth in the londe. Then wente Abram downe in to Egipte to kepe himself there as a straunger, for the derth was sore in the londe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the there was a famine in that lande, and therfore went Abram downe into Egypt, that he myght soiourne there, for there was a greeuons famine in the lande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was sore in the land.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine `is' grievous in the land;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.

  • 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Promised Blessing Jeopardized There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 43:1 : 1 Now the famine was severe in the land.
  • Gen 46:3-4 : 3 God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.' 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.
  • Gen 47:13 : 13 There was no food in the entire land because the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away under the pressure of the famine.
  • Ruth 1:1 : 1 During the time when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah left to live temporarily in the fields of Moab, he, his wife, and his two sons.
  • 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 During the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year. David sought the presence of the Lord, and the Lord said, "It concerns Saul and his house, who are guilty of bloodshed, for he killed the Gibeonites."
  • 1 Kgs 17:1-9 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word." 2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 3 "Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan." 4 "You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded ravens to provide for you there." 5 So he went and did as the word of the LORD directed him. He went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 7 But after a while, the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 9 "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Look, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you." 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a vessel so I may drink." 11 As she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well." 12 But she replied, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we may eat it and then die." 13 Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said, but first make a small cake for me from what you have and bring it to me. Then make some for yourself and your son." 14 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not run out, and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the earth.' 15 She went and did according to what Elijah said, and she, Elijah, and her household ate for many days. 16 The jar of flour was not used up, and the jug of oil did not run dry, as the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah had declared. 17 After this, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick. His illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
  • 2 Kgs 4:38 : 38 Elisha returned to Gilgal, where there was a famine in the land. The company of the prophets was sitting before him, and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.'
  • 2 Kgs 6:25 : 25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and it lasted until a donkey's head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove's dung went for five pieces of silver.
  • 2 Kgs 7:1-8 : 1 Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria." 2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning replied to the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of heaven, could this happen?" Elisha answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it." 3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the gate. They said to each other, "Why should we sit here until we die?" 4 If we say, 'We’ll go into the city,' the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die." 5 At twilight, they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, they found no one there. 6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!" 7 So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives. 8 The men with leprosy reached the edge of the camp, entered one of the tents, and ate and drank. Then they took silver, gold, and clothes and went off and hid them. They returned, entered another tent, took some things from it, and hid them also.
  • 2 Kgs 8:1-2 : 1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years." 2 So the woman arose and acted according to the word of the man of God. She departed with her household and lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
  • Ps 105:13 : 13 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
  • Ps 107:34 : 34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
  • Jer 14:1 : 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
  • John 16:33 : 33 'I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble. But take courage! I have overcome the world.'
  • Acts 7:11 : 11 Then a famine came over the entire land of Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress, and our ancestors could not find food.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • Gen 26:1-3 : 1 Now there was a famine in the land, apart from the earlier famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, in Gerar. 2 The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Stay in the land that I will show you. 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.
  • Gen 42:5 : 5 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain, along with others who were coming, for the famine was also in the land of Canaan.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 12:11-14
    4 verses
    78%

    11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

    12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me, but they will let you live.

    13 Please say that you are my sister, so that it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared because of you."

    14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 Now the famine was severe in the land.

    2 When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”

  • Gen 12:9
    77%

    9 Then Abram set out and continued traveling toward the Negev.

  • Gen 26:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 Now there was a famine in the land, apart from the earlier famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

    2 The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Stay in the land that I will show you.

  • Acts 7:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 Then a famine came over the entire land of Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress, and our ancestors could not find food.

    12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there for the first time.

  • Gen 47:13
    75%

    13 There was no food in the entire land because the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away under the pressure of the famine.

  • Gen 12:17-20
    4 verses
    75%

    17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

    18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "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 to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go."

    20 Then Pharaoh gave orders to his men to send him away with his wife and everything he had.

  • Gen 12:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their possessions that they had acquired, and the people they had gained in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

    6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the great tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were in the land.

  • Gen 41:54-57
    4 verses
    74%

    54 Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.

    55 When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, 'Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.'

    56 The famine was severe over the entire land. Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine grew more severe throughout Egypt.

    57 And people from all the surrounding lands came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the lands.

  • Gen 13:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Abram went up from Egypt, he, his wife, all that belonged to him, and Lot with him, toward the Negev.

    2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

  • Gen 42:5
    73%

    5 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain, along with others who were coming, for the famine was also in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 20:1
    73%

    1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he lived temporarily in Gerar.

  • Gen 42:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'

    3 Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

  • Gen 15:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.

    13 The LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be foreigners in a land not their own, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years."

  • Gen 12:1
    72%

    1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."

  • Gen 41:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30 But after them, seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will ravage the land.

    31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered because the famine that follows will be so severe.

  • Gen 21:34
    71%

    34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

  • Gen 13:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

    6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, because their possessions were so great that they could not remain together.

  • Gen 16:2
    70%

    2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has prevented me from having children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." And Abram listened to Sarai's voice.

  • Gen 41:36
    70%

    36 This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.

  • Gen 47:4
    70%

    4 They also said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in this land because there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine in the land of Canaan is severe. Please allow your servants to settle in the region of Goshen.'