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1. The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country and your people. Leave your father's family and go to the country that I will show you.
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1. Now the LORD H3068 had said H559 unto H413 Abram H87 , Get thee out H1980 of thy country H4480 H776 , and from thy kindred H4480 H4138 , and from thy father's house H4480 H1004 H1 , unto H413 a land H776 that H834 I will show H7200 thee:
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2. I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
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2. And I will make H6213 of thee a great H1419 nation H1471 , and I will bless H1288 thee , and make thy name great H1431 H8034 ; and thou shalt be H1961 a blessing H1293 :
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3. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth."
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3. And I will bless H1288 them that bless H1288 thee , and curse H779 him that curseth H7043 thee : and in thee shall all H3605 families H4940 of the earth H127 be blessed H1288 .
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4. So Abram left Haran just like the Lord said, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.
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4. So Abram H87 departed H1980 , as H834 the LORD H3068 had spoken H1696 unto H413 him ; and Lot H3876 went H1980 with H854 him : and Abram H87 was seventy H7657 and five H2568 years H8141 old H1121 when he departed H3318 out of Haran H4480 H2771 .
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5. He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the slaves, and all the other things he had gotten in Haran. Then he and his group moved to the land of Canaan.
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5. And Abram H87 took H3947 H853 Sarai H8297 his wife H802 , and Lot H3876 his brother H251 's son H1121 , and all H3605 their substance H7399 that H834 they had gathered H7408 , and the souls H5315 that H834 they had gotten H6213 in Haran H2771 ; and they went forth H3318 to go H1980 into the land H776 of Canaan H3667 ; and into the land H776 of Canaan H3667 they came H935 .
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6. Abram traveled through the land as far as the town of Shechem and then to the big tree at Moreh. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time.
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6. And Abram H87 passed through H5674 the land H776 unto H5704 the place H4725 of Sichem H7927 , unto H5704 the plain H436 of Moreh H4176 . And the Canaanite H3669 was then H227 in the land H776 .
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7. The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." Abram built an altar to honor the Lord who appeared to him there.
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7. And the LORD H3068 appeared H7200 unto H413 Abram H87 , and said H559 , Unto thy seed H2233 will I give H5414 H853 this H2063 land H776 : and there H8033 built H1129 he an altar H4196 unto the LORD H3068 , who appeared H7200 unto H413 him.
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8. Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord there.
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8. And he removed H6275 from thence H4480 H8033 unto a mountain H2022 on the east H4480 H6924 of Bethel H1008 , and pitched H5186 his tent H168 , having Bethel H1008 on the west H4480 H3220 , and Hai H5857 on the east H4480 H6924 : and there H8033 he built H1129 an altar H4196 unto the LORD H3068 , and called H7121 upon the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 .
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9. Then he moved on toward the Negev, stopping for a time at several places on the way.
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9. And Abram H87 journeyed H5265 , going on H1980 still H5265 toward the south H5045 .
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10. During this time there was not enough food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live.
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10. And there was H1961 a famine H7458 in the land H776 : and Abram H87 went down H3381 into Egypt H4714 to sojourn H1481 there H8033 ; for H3588 the famine H7458 was grievous H3515 in the land H776 .
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11. Just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram told Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a very beautiful woman.
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11. And it came to pass H1961 , when H834 he was come near H7126 to enter H935 into Egypt H4714 , that he said H559 unto H413 Sarai H8297 his wife H802 , Behold H2009 now H4994 , I know H3045 that H3588 thou H859 art a fair H3303 woman H802 to look upon H4758 :
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12. When the Egyptian men see you, they will say, 'This woman is his wife.' Then they will kill me and keep you alive because they want you.
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12. Therefore it shall come to pass H1961 , when H3588 the Egyptians H4713 shall see H7200 thee , that they shall say H559 , This H2063 is his wife H802 : and they will kill H2026 me , but they will save thee alive H2421 .
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13. So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."
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13. Say H559 , I pray thee H4994 , thou H859 art my sister H269 : that H4616 it may be well H3190 with me for thy sake H5668 ; and my soul H5315 shall live H2421 because of H1558 thee.
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14. So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
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14. And it came to pass H1961 , that , when Abram H87 was come H935 into Egypt H4714 , the Egyptians H4713 beheld H7200 H853 the woman H802 that H3588 she H1931 was very H3966 fair H3303 .
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15. Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
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15. The princes H8269 also of Pharaoh H6547 saw H7200 her , and commended H1984 her before H413 Pharaoh H6547 : and the woman H802 was taken H3947 into Pharaoh H6547 's house H1004 .
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16. Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai's brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and men and women servants.
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16. And he entreated Abram well H3190 H87 for her sake H5668 : and he had H1961 sheep H6629 , and oxen H1241 , and he asses H2543 , and menservants H5650 , and maidservants H8198 , and she asses H860 , and camels H1581 .
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17. Pharaoh took Abram's wife, so the Lord caused Pharaoh and all the people in his house to have very bad diseases.
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17. And the LORD H3068 plagued H5060 H853 Pharaoh H6547 and his house H1004 with great H1419 plagues H5061 because of H5921 H1697 Sarai H8297 Abram H87 's wife H802 .
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18. Pharaoh called Abram and said to him, "You have done a very bad thing to me! Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?
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18. And Pharaoh H6547 called H7121 Abram H87 , and said H559 , What H4100 is this H2063 that thou hast done H6213 unto me? why H4100 didst thou not H3808 tell H5046 me that H3588 she H1931 was thy wife H802 ?
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19. You said, 'She is my sister.' Why did you say that? I took her so that she could be my wife, but now I give your wife back to you. Take her and go!"
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19. Why H4100 saidst H559 thou, She H1931 is my sister H269 ? so I might have taken H3947 her to me to wife H802 : now therefore H6258 behold H2009 thy wife H802 , take H3947 her , and go thy way H1980 .
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20. Then Pharaoh commanded his men to lead Abram out of Egypt. So Abram and his wife left that place and took everything they had with them.
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20. And Pharaoh H6547 commanded H6680 his men H376 concerning H5921 him : and they sent him away H7971 H853 , and his wife H802 , and all H3605 that H834 he had.
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