10And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was heavy in the land.11And it was, when he was about to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Behold, please, I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance."12And it will be that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife,' and they will kill me but let you live.13Say, please, 'You are my sister,' so that it may be well with me on account of you, and my soul may live because of you.14And it was when Abram came to Egypt that the Egyptians saw the woman, for she was very beautiful.15And the rulers of Pharaoh saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into the house of Pharaoh.16And he treated Abram well on account of her, and Abram had sheep and cattle and donkeys and male servants and female servants and female donkeys and camels.17And the LORD struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.18And Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she is your wife?"19Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? And now, behold, your wife; take her and go.20And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.