וַיְהִ֕י כְּב֥וֹא אַבְרָ֖ם מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַמִּצְרִים֙ אֶת־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־יָפָ֥ה הִ֖וא מְאֹֽד׃

Indeed, Abram’s concern was justified, as it was upon Abram’s arrival in Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very fair.

וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֹתָהּ֙ שָׂרֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַיְהַֽלְל֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַתֻּקַּ֥ח הָאִשָּׁ֖ה בֵּ֥ית פַּרְעֹֽה׃

Pharaoh’s officers saw her, and they praised her to Pharaoh king of Egypt, informing him that there was an exceptionally beautiful woman among the visitors who had arrived from distant lands. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house to be one of his wives. It seems that Sarai was not able to object, as she and Abram claimed to be siblings.

וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם הֵיטִ֖יב בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ צֹאן־וּבָקָר֙ וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים וַעֲבָדִים֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וַאֲתֹנֹ֖ת וּגְמַלִּֽים׃

And he, Pharaoh, benefited Abram for her sake, as the brother of the woman he sought for himself. He, Abram, acquired, of his own property as well as from all the gifts he received, sheep, oxen, donkeys, slaves, maidservants, female donkeys, and camels.

וַיְנַגַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה ׀ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֛ה נְגָעִ֥ים גְּדֹלִ֖ים וְאֶת־בֵּית֑וֹ עַל־דְּבַ֥ר שָׂרַ֖י אֵ֥שֶׁת אַבְרָֽם׃

But in the meantime, the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household, his family and those surrounding him, with great afflictions over the matter of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א פַרְעֹה֙ לְאַבְרָ֔ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַה־זֹּ֖את עָשִׂ֣יתָ לִּ֑י לָ֚מָּה לֹא־הִגַּ֣דְתָּ לִּ֔י כִּ֥י אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ הִֽוא׃

Pharaoh called Abram, and he said: What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

לָמָ֤ה אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֔וא וָאֶקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ לִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ קַ֥ח וָלֵֽךְ׃

Why did you say: She is my sister? I took her for myself as my wife. Since you claimed to be her brother, I intended to take her as my wife. I acted properly; I did not rape her or take her by force. On the contrary, I treated her with full respect and wished to marry her. It is only now that I have become aware that I took your wife from you. And therefore now, here is your wife. She is too great a temptation for the men who live here. We want neither her nor the troubles and plagues she has brought upon us, so take her and go.

וַיְצַ֥ו עָלָ֛יו פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃

Pharaoh commanded men regarding him to accompany Abram. The escort was provided not merely as a mark of honor; their mission was to compel Abram to leave their place. And so they sent forth him, and his wife, and everything that was his.

וַיַּעַל֩ אַבְרָ֨ם מִמִּצְרַ֜יִם ה֠וּא וְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ וְל֥וֹט עִמּ֖וֹ הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃

Abram ascended northward from Egypt, he, and his wife, and everything that was his, and Lot with him, to the Negev.

וְאַבְרָ֖ם כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד בַּמִּקְנֶ֕ה בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וּבַזָּהָֽב׃

And Abram was very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold. Abram was successful in his business dealings and became very wealthy over time. The significance of this detail will become apparent as the narrative progresses.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְמַסָּעָ֔יו מִנֶּ֖גֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל עַד־הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָ֨יָה שָׁ֤ם אהלה [אָֽהֳלוֹ֙] בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה בֵּ֥ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעָֽי׃

He went on his journeys from the Negev to Beit El, to the place where his tent had been initially, between Beit El and Ai. He retraced his steps along the same route he had previously taken, in order to reacquaint himself with the inhabitants of those places, or to pay his debts, as explained by the Sages.

אֶל־מְקוֹם֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥שָׂה שָׁ֖ם בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א שָׁ֛ם אַבְרָ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃

He came to the place of the altar that he prepared there at first; and again Abram proclaimed there the name of the Lord. Perhaps this means that he called a public assembly, prayed, and gave speeches, with the aim of making the name of God known in the world.