2 ARST I will make you{ and your descendants} become an important people group, and I will cause you{ all} to prosper. I will make you well- known, and you{ and your descendants} will bless{ many people}. BSB BSB: I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
4 ARST So Abram left{ the city of Haran} exactly as Yahweh had commanded him{ to do}, and{ his nephew} Lot went with him. Abram was seventy- five years old when he left from there. BSB BSB: So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
5 ARST He took{ with him} his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot and everything that they owned, including servants{ and everything else} they had acquired in{ the city of} Haran, and they{ all} started traveling to the region of Canaan. When they arrived there, BSB BSB: And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
6 ARST they traveled through that region as far as the city of Shechem, to Moreh’ s oak tree. At that time the Canaanites were{ still living} in that land, BSB BSB: Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
7 ARST but Yahweh came to Abram and said{ to him},“I will give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar{ out of large stones} in that place{ and burned sacrifices on it} to worship Yahweh, because Yahweh had appeared to him{ there}. BSB BSB: Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
8 ARST From{ the city of} Shechem, Abram{ and his family} moved{ south} to the hill country that was east of{ the town of} Bethel. They set up their tents between Bethel to the west and{ the town of} Ai to the east. There Abram built another altar{ and burned sacrifices on it} to worship Yahweh, and he addressed Yahweh by{ his} name as he worshiped him. BSB BSB: From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
9 ARST Then Abram{ and his family} moved from place to place{ southward} until they reached the Negev{ Desert}. 12:10-20 BSB BSB: And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
11 ARST Just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai,“Please listen{ to me}: you{ are} a very beautiful woman. BSB BSB: As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
12 ARST When the people in Egypt see you{ with me}, they will say that you are my wife. Then they will kill me and let you live{ so that they can take you}. BSB BSB: and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
13 ARST { So} please tell people{ that} you{ are} my sister so that they will treat me well because of you and let me live.” BSB BSB: Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
14 ARST That is{ exactly} what happened: When Abram{ and his family} arrived in{ the country of} Egypt, the people there noticed that Sarai was{ truly} very beautiful. BSB BSB: So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
15 ARST When some officers under Pharaoh{ the king of Egypt} noticed her, they highly recommended her to him. So he had them bring her to his palace{ to be one of his wives}. BSB BSB: When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
16 ARST The king thought that Abram was Sarai’ s brother, so he treated him well. He gave him many sheep and cattle, as well as men and women servants, male and female donkeys, and camels. BSB BSB: He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
17 ARST But since{ King} Pharaoh had taken Abram’ s wife Sarai, Yahweh afflicted the king and his family{ with} severe illnesses. BSB BSB: The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
18 ARST So the king summoned Abram{ before him} and said{ to him},“You have treated me very badly! You should have told me that Sarai{ is} your wife! BSB BSB: So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
19 ARST You should not have said that she{ is} your sister, so that I ended up taking her to be my wife! So now, here is your wife. Take{ her} and leave{ my country}!” BSB BSB: Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
20 ARST Then{ King} Pharaoh ordered{ some of} his soldiers to make sure that Abram left, so they forced him to leave{ the country}, along with his wife and everything that he owned. BSB BSB: Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.