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1. The Call of Abram

   (Genesis 26:1–5; Acts 7:1–8)

2. 1ENGOJBNow Hashem had said unto Avram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from the bais avicha, unto ha'aretz that I will show thee;BSBBSB: Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
3. 2ENGOJBSo that I will make of thee a goy gadol (great nation), so that I will bless thee, and make thy shem great; and so thou shalt be a brocha (blessing);BSBBSB: 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. 3ENGOJBAnd I will bless the one blessing you, and curse him that curses you; and kol mishpochot haadamah shall be blessed through you.BSBBSB: I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
5. 4ENGOJBSo Avram departed as Hashem had told him; and Lot went with him; and Avram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Charan.BSBBSB: So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
6. 5ENGOJBAnd Avram took Sarai his isha, and Lot his brotherʼs son, and all their possessions that they had amassed, and the nefesh that they had gotten in Charan; and they went forth to go into the land of Kena'an; and they arrived in the land of Kena'an.BSBBSB: 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,
7. 6ENGOJBAnd Avram passed through the land unto the makom Shechem, unto Elon Moreh. And the Kena'ani was then in ha'aretz.BSBBSB: 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.
8. 7ENGOJBAnd Hashem appeared unto Avram, and said, Unto thy zera will I give ha'aretz hazot: and there built he a mizbe'ach unto Hashem, Who appeared unto him.BSBBSB: 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.
9. 8ENGOJBAnd he removed from there unto the harah mikedem Beit-El, and pitched his tent, having Beit-El on the west, and Ai on the east; and there he built a Mizbe'ach unto Hashem, and called upon the Shem of Hashem.BSBBSB: 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.
10. 9ENGOJBAnd Avram journeyed, going on still toward the Negev.BSBBSB: And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.

11. Abram and Sarai in Egypt

12. 10ENGOJBAnd there was a ra'av in the land; and Avram went down into Mitzrayim to sojourn there; for the ra'av was severe in ha'aretz.BSBBSB: 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.
13. 11ENGOJBAnd it came to pass, when he was about to enter into Mitzrayim, that he said unto Sarai his isha, Hinei now, I know that thou art an isha yafeh to look upon;BSBBSB: As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
14. 12ENGOJBTherefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his isha; and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.BSBBSB: and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
15. 13ENGOJBSay, now, thou art my achot; that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my nefesh shall live on account of thee.BSBBSB: 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.”
16. 14ENGOJBAnd it came to pass, that, when Avram was come into Mitzrayim, the Egyptians beheld the isha that she was yafeh me'od.BSBBSB: So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
17. 15ENGOJBThe sarim of Pharaoh also saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh; and the isha was taken into Bais Pharaoh.BSBBSB: When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
18. 16ENGOJBAnd he treated Avram well for her sake: and he acquired sheep and oxen, and male donkeys, and avadim, and shfachot, and female donkeys, and camels.BSBBSB: He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
19. 17ENGOJBAnd Hashem plagued Pharaoh and his Bais with nega'im gedolim because of Sarai eshet Avram.BSBBSB: The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
20. 18ENGOJBAnd Pharaoh summoned Avram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy isha?BSBBSB: So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
21. 19ENGOJBWhy saidst thou, She is my achot? So I might have taken her to me to wife; now therefore, hinei, thy wife, take her, and go!BSBBSB: 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!”
22. 20ENGOJBAnd Pharaoh commanded his anashim concerning him; and they sent him away, and his isha, and all that he had.BSBBSB: Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.