9. Then he moved on toward the Negev, stopping for a time at several places on the way.
10. During this time there was not enough food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live.
11. Just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram told Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a very beautiful woman.
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.
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.”
14. So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
15. Even some of Pharaoh’s officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh’s house.
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.
17. Pharaoh took Abram’s wife, so the Lord caused Pharaoh and all the people in his house to have very bad diseases.
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?
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!”
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.