Bible Verses About Egyptians

And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim and Laabim, Nephthuim.

And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim.

And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.

And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:

And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.

Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.

And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.

And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.

And they used Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen and he asses, and men servants, and maid servants, and she asses, and camels.

But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram's wife.

And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now therefore there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

And Pharao gave his men orders concerning Abram: and they led him away and his wife, and all that he had.

And he commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father.

And while they were fulfilling his commands, there passed forty days: for this was the manner with bodies that were embalmed, and Egypt mourned for him seventy days.

And it came to pass at midnight, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharao, who sat on his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive woman that was in the prison, and all the firstborn of cattle.

And Pharao arose in the night, and all his servants, and all Egypt: and there arose a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house wherein there lay not one dead.

And Pharao calling Moses and Aaron, in the night, said: Arise and go forth from among my people, you and the children of Israel: go, sacrifice to the Lord as you say.

Your sheep and herds take along with you, as you demanded, and departing bless me.

And the Egyptians pressed the people to go forth out of the land speedily, saying: We shall all die.

The people therefore took dough before it was leavened; and tying it in their cloaks, put it on their shoulders.

And the children of Israel did as Moses had commanded: and they asked of the Egyptians vessels of silver and gold, and very much raiment.

And the Lord gave favour to the people in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them: and they stripped the Egyptians.

And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us?

So he made ready his chariot, and took all his people with him.