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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now there was a famine famine, hunger Noun H7458 רָעָ֖ב ra·'av
in the land; earth, land Noun H776 בָּאָ֑רֶץ ba·'a·retz;
so Abram "exalted father," the original name of Abraham Noun H87 אַבְרָ֤ם av·ram
Analysis:
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went down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּ֨רֶד vai·ye·red
to Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ mitz·ray·mah
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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to sojourn to sojourn Verb H1481 לָג֣וּר la·gur
there, there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֔ם sham,
for the famine famine, hunger Noun H7458 הָרָעָ֖ב ha·ra·'av
was severe heavy Adjective H3515 כָבֵ֥ד cha·ved
in the land. earth, land Noun H776 בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ba·'a·retz.

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

People

Abram

 The original name of Abraham. He was married to Sarah and Father to Isaac.                                     

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New American Standard Bible 1995 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.
King James Bible Now And there was a famine in the land; so land: and Abram went down to into Egypt to sojourn there, there; for the famine was severe grievous in the land.
Hebrew Greek English 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.