9. Abram continually journeyed by stages down to the Negev.
10. There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.
11. As he approached Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.
12. When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.
13. So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you.”