Genesis

Genesis 11:31

³¹And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Terah	תֶּ֜רַח	te·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8646 Terach
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his son	בְּנ֗וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Abram	אַבְרָ֣ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
his grandson	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Lot	ל֤וֹט	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
son	בְּנ֔וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
of Haran	הָרָן֙	hā·rān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2039 Haran
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
his daughter-in-law	כַּלָּת֔וֹ	kal·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3618 daughter-in-law, bride
Sarai	שָׂרַ֣י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
the wife	אֵ֖שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of Abram	אַבְרָ֣ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
and they set out	וַיֵּצְא֨וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
from Ur	מֵא֣וּר	mê·’ūr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H218 Ur
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
for	לָלֶ֙כֶת֙	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
the land	אַ֣רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
But when they arrived	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Haran	חָרָ֖ן	ḥā·rān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2771 Charan
they settled	וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 9:7 · Acts 7:2–4 · Genesis 12:4 · Genesis 15:7 · Joshua 24:2–3 · Genesis 24:10 · Genesis 11:32–12:1 · Genesis 10:19 · Genesis 27:43 · Genesis 24:15 · Genesis 11:26–28 · Hebrews 11:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.