{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T08:57:49.624Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram <i>was</i> seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite <i>was</i> then in the land."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, <i>having</i> Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine <i>was</i> grievous in the land."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou <i>art</i> a fair woman to look upon:"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This <i>is</i> his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Say, I pray thee, thou <i>art</i> my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she <i>was</i> very fair."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she <i>was</i> thy wife?"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Why saidst thou, She <i>is</i> my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take <i>her</i>, and go thy way."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Pharaoh commanded <i>his</i> men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 12 (KJV)","markdown":"[Genesis 12](https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/12 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}