Verse Comparison: Genesis 12:10
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
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).
Contemporary English Version
The crops failed, and there was no food anywhere in the land. So Abram and his wife Sarai went to live in Egypt for a while. But just before they got there, he said, "Sarai, you are really beautiful!
Darby English Version
And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.
Good News Bible
But there was a famine in Canaan, and it was so bad that Abram went farther south to Egypt, to live there for a while.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
New International Version
Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
New King James Version
Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now there came about a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine became severe in the land.
Revised Standard Version
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine `is' grievous in the land;