Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brotheŕs son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.

Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, «To your descendants I will give this land.» And there he built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.

Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.

And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, «Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.

Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, «This is his wifé; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you.»

So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.

The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh́s house.

He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abraḿs wife.

And Pharaoh called Abram and said, «What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

Why did you say, «She is my sisteŕ? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.»

So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had.

And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.

Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, «She is my sister.» And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, «Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a mańs wife.»

But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, «Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also?

Did he not say to me, «She is my sisteŕ? And she, even she herself said, «He is my brother.́ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.»

And God said to him in a dream, «Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

Now therefore, restore the mańs wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.»

So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid.

And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, «What have you done to us? How have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.»

Then Abimelech said to Abraham, «What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?»

And Abraham said, «Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my fatheŕs house, that I said to her, «This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, «He is my brother.»»́

Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him.

And Abimelech said, «See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.»

Then to Sarah he said, «Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.» Thus she was rebuked.

So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children;

for the LORD had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abrahaḿs wife.