Protestantism
English
¶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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
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.
And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
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.
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.
¶ 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.
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to dwell as an alien there, for the famine was severe in the land.
And a famine was in the land, so Abram went down into Egypt to stay there. For the famine was heavy in the land.
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to stay there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
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.
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.
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.
¶ 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.
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.
And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land,—so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because grievous, was the famine in the land.
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to dwell there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
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.
Catholicism
English
And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.
But a famine occurred in the land. And Abram descended to Egypt, to sojourn there. For famine prevailed over the land.1
- 12:10People went to Egypt during a famine. For famines were often caused by droughts. Israel and the surrounding regions have little rain even in a year of average rainfall. When there is a drought, they cannot grow crops without rain. And many of their smaller rivers or streams would dry up completely during a drought. But even during a severe drought, the river Nile never went dry. So Egypt could always grow food.(Conte)