Genesis 12 - Meaning & Verses

20 verses

Verses

Genesis 12:1

KJV

"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:"

Genesis 12:2

KJV

"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:"

Genesis 12:3

KJV

"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."

Genesis 12:4

KJV

"So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram {was} seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran."

Genesis 12:5

KJV

"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."

Genesis 12:6

KJV

"And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite {was} then in the land. {plain: Heb. plains}"

Genesis 12:7

KJV

"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."

Genesis 12:8

KJV

"And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, {having} 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."

Genesis 12:9

KJV

"And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. {going...: Heb. in going and journeying}"

Genesis 12:10

KJV

"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."

Genesis 12:11

KJV

"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 {art} a fair woman to look upon:"

Genesis 12:12

KJV

"Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This {is} his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive."

Genesis 12:13

KJV

"Say, I pray thee, thou {art} my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee."

Genesis 12:14

KJV

"And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she {was} very fair."

Genesis 12:15

KJV

"The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house."

Genesis 12:16

KJV

"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."

Genesis 12:17

KJV

"And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife."

Genesis 12:18

KJV

"And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What {is} this {that} thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she {was} thy wife?"

Genesis 12:19

KJV

"Why saidst thou, She {is} my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take {her}, and go thy way."

Genesis 12:20

KJV

"And Pharaoh commanded {his} men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had."