Genesis 12:10

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 .

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

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