Genesis 12:10-20
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10Now there was aa famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was bsevere in the land. 11And it happened as he drew near to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Now behold, I know that you are a woman abeautiful in appearance; 12aand it will be when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13“Please say that you are amy sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that 1,bI may live on account of you.” 14Now it happened when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians 1saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15And Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and athe woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16Therefore ahe treated Abram well because of her; and sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels 1,bcame into his possession.
17But Yahweh astruck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, “aWhat is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19“Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for myself as a wife? So now, 1here is your wife, take her and go.” 20So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they 1sent him away with his wife and all that belonged to him.