Genesis 12:10

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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.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.

In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961רָעָבra'ava famineH7458בָּאָרֶץba'aretzin the landH776וַיֵּרֶדvaiyeredand he went downH3381אַבְרָם'avramAbramH87מִצְרַיְמָהmitzraymahEgypt towardsH4714לָגוּרlagurto sojournH1481שָׁםshamthereH8033כִּי־ki-forH3588כָבֵדkhaved[was] heavyH3515הָרָעָבhara'avthe famineH7458בָּאָרֶץ׃ba'aretzin the landH776

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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Topics

People and places

People: Abraham

Places: Canaan, Egypt

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