Genesis 12:10-12

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁰ Then there came a famine in the land. Therefore, Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there; for there was a great famine in the land.

¹¹ And when he drew near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “Behold, now, I know that you are a fair woman to look upon.

¹² “Therefore, it will happen that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘She is his wife.’ So, they will kill me, but they will keep you alive.