Genesis 12:10

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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 12 > Verse 10

Genesis 12:10


← Genesis 12:9 Genesis 12:10 (KJV) Genesis 12:11 →
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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.
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And there was a famineH7458 in the landH776: and AbramH87 went downH3381 into EgyptH4714 to sojournH1481 there; for the famineH7458 was grievousH3515 in the landH776.


Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וַיֵּרֶד אַבְרָם מִצְרַיְמָה לָגוּר שָׁם כִּי־כָבֵד הָרָעָב בָּאָרֶץ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֥י
va/y.Hi H1961 HC/Vqw3ms and/ it was
רָעָ֖ב
ra.'Av H7458 HNcmsa a famine
בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ
ba./'A.retz H776 HRd/Ncbsa in the/ land
וַ/יֵּ֨רֶד
va/i.Ye.red H3381 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he went down
אַבְרָ֤ם
'av.Ram H87 HNp Abram
מִצְרַ֨יְמָ/ה֙
mitz.Ray.ma/h H4714 HNp/Sd Egypt/ towards
לָ/ג֣וּר
la./Gur H1481 HR/Vqc to/ sojourn
שָׁ֔ם
Sham H8033 HD there
כִּֽי
ki- H3588 HC for
כָבֵ֥ד
kha.Ved H3515 HAamsa (was) heavy
הָ/רָעָ֖ב
ha./ra.'Av H7458 HTd/Ncmsa the/ famine
בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
ba./'A.retz H776 HRd/Ncbsa in the/ land
Strong's References
  • H87 — אַבְרָם (ʼAbrâm, ab-rawm'): contracted from אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm) H48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham; Abram.
  • H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  • H1481 — גּוּר (gûwr, goor): a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid); abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.
  • H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
  • H3515 — כָּבֵד (kâbêd, kaw-bade'): from כָּבַד (kâbad) H3513; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid); (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
  • H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr) H4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
  • H7458 — רָעָב (râʻâb, raw-awb'): from רָעֵב (râʻêb) H7456; hunger (more or less extensive); dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher) H834); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
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