Genesis 12:10 - Revised Version 1885

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive (intense and grievous).

American Standard Version (1901)

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

Common English Bible

When a famine struck the land, Abram went down toward Egypt to live as an immigrant since the famine was so severe in the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But a famine occurred in the land. And Abram descended to Egypt, to sojourn there. For famine prevailed over the land.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And there came a famine in the country. And Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there; for the famine was very grievous in the land.

Genesis 12:10 Cross References