{"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/ylt/genesis/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:57:26.196Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Jehovah saith unto Abram, 'Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Abram goeth on, as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him, and Abram is a son of five and seventy years in his going out from Charan."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite is then in the land."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, 'To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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;"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou art a woman of beautiful appearance;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, 'This is his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she is exceeding fair;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken to Pharaoh's house;"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house — great plagues — for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, 'What is this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she is thy wife?"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Why hast thou said, She is my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.'"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, an all that he hath."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 12 (YLT)","markdown":"[Genesis 12](https://primebible.com/ylt/genesis/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/genesis/12 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}