Genesis

Genesis 12:10

¹⁰Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now there was	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a famine	רָעָ֖ב	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
in the land	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
So Abram	אַבְרָ֤ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
went down	וַיֵּ֨רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to live there	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for a while	לָג֣וּר	lā·ḡūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1481 sojourn
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the famine	הָרָעָ֖ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
was severe	כָבֵ֥ד	ḵā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.