King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

KJVu: 1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Get out of your country, from your family, and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.

Notes:

KJV:   2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing :

KJVu: 2 And from you I will make a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great , and you shall be a blessing .

KJV:   3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

KJVu: 3 I will bless those that bless you, and curse him who curses you. In you all families of the earth shall be blessed. "

KJV:   4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him ; and Lot went with him : and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

KJVu: 4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken to him , and Lot went with him . Abram was 75 years old when he departed from Haran.

KJV:   5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came.

KJVu: 5 Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had gotten in Haran , and they went forth to go to the land of Canaan , and to the land of Canaan they went.

Notes:

KJV:   6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

KJVu: 6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the plain of Moreh. The Canaanites were in the land then.

Notes: "Sichem" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7927 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "Shechem - The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine — Shechem." "Sichem" is not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible, while "Shechem" is mentioned numerous times.

KJV:   7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land : and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

KJVu: 7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, "To your descendants I will give this land. " There he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.

Notes: "Seed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2233 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "b. of mankind, coll. = descendants, posterity; seed of the woman Genesis 3:15 (J); seed of the patriarchs (especially Abraham).

KJV:   8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east : and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

KJVu: 8 And he moved from there to a mountain east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east . There he built an altar to the LORD, and called on the name of the LORD.

Notes: "Removed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6275 with a Strong’s definition of "to move, proceed, advance.

KJV:   9 And Abram journeyed , going on still toward the south.

KJVu: 9 And Abram journeyed on toward the south.

KJV:   10 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.

KJVu: 10 There was a famine in the land , and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there , for the famine was severe in the land.

Notes:

KJV:   11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon :

KJVu: 11 And it came to pass, when he was about to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, "Behold, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon .

Notes: "Fair" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3303 with a Strong’s definition of "fair, beautiful."

KJV:   12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife : and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

KJVu: 12 Therefore , it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife ,' and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

Notes: "Save thee alive" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2421 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "preserve alive, let live."

KJV:   13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister : that it may be well with me for thy sake ; and my soul shall live because of thee.

KJVu: 13 I ask you to say that you are my sister , that it may be well with me for your sake , and I shall live because of you."

KJV:   14 And it came to pass , that , when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

KJVu: 14 And it came to pass that when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld that the woman was very beautiful.

KJV:   15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh : and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

KJVu: 15 The princes of Pharaoh also saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh . The woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house.

Notes: "Commended" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1984 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "praise man or woman, accusative וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶלמַּֿרְעֹה Genesis 12:15."

KJV:   16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

KJVu: 16 And he treated Abram well for her sake . He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, menservants, maidservants, female donkeys, and camels.

Notes:

KJV:   17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.

KJVu: 17 The LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai , Abram’s wife.

KJV:   18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

KJVu: 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

KJV:   19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife : now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

KJVu: 19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister?' I might have taken her to be my wife . Now, take your wife and go on your way. "

KJV:   20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him : and they sent him away , and his wife, and all that he had.

KJVu: 20 Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him , and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.