7. And Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” And he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
8. And he moved on from there to the hill country, east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent at Bethel on the west, and at Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Yahweh. And he called on the name of Yahweh.
9. And Abram kept moving on, toward the Negev.
10. And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to dwell as an alien there, for the famine was severe in the land.
11. And it happened that as he drew near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “Look now, I know that you are a woman beautiful of appearance,
12. and it shall happen that, if the Egyptians see you, then they will say, ‘This is his wife,’ then they will kill me but let you live.
13. Please say you are my sister so that it will go well for me on your account. Then I will live on account of you.”
14. And it happened that as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
15. And the officials of Pharaoh saw her, and they praised her beauty to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to the house of Pharaoh.
16. And he dealt well with Abram on account of her, and he had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17. Then Yahweh afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues on account of the matter of Sarai the wife of Abram.
18. Then Pharaoh called for Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
19. Why did you say ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go.”