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.
እስመ ፡ ጸንዐ ፡ ረኀብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ወወረደ ፡ አብራም ፡ ውሰተ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይኅድር ፡ ህየ ፡ እስመ ፡ ጸንዐ ፡ ረኃብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ብሔር ።