Genesis

Genesis 12:4–6

⁴So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. ⁵And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan.

When they came to the land of Canaan, ⁶Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak^c of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.

Footnotes

c 12:6 Or Terebinth or Great Tree

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Genesis 12:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abram	אַבְרָ֗ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
departed	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had directed him	דִּבֶּ֤ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
and Lot	ל֑וֹט	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with him	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
Abram	וְאַבְרָ֗ם	wə·’aḇ·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
was seventy-five	חָמֵ֤שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he left	בְּצֵאת֖וֹ	bə·ṣê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Haran	מֵחָרָֽן׃	mê·ḥā·rān	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2771 Charan

Genesis 12:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Abram	אַבְרָם֩	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Sarai	שָׂרַ֨י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
his nephew	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Lot	ל֣וֹט	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the possessions	רְכוּשָׁם֙	rə·ḵū·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7399 property, goods
and people	הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
they had acquired	עָשׂ֣וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
in Haran	בְחָרָ֑ן	ḇə·ḥā·rān	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2771 Charan
and set out	וַיֵּצְא֗וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
for 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
When they came	וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the land	אַ֥רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן׃	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan

Genesis 12:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abram	אַבְרָם֙	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
traveled	וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through the land	בָּאָ֔רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
as far as	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the site	מְק֣וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
of the Oak	אֵל֣וֹן	’ê·lō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H436 terebinth
of Moreh	מוֹרֶ֑ה	mō·w·reh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4176 teacher
at Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7927 shoulder
And at that time	אָ֥ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the Canaanites	וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י	wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
were in the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Genesis 12:4 Hebrews 11:8 · Genesis 11:31 · Genesis 11:27

Genesis 12:5 Genesis 14:14 · Genesis 11:31 · Hebrews 11:8–9 · Acts 7:4

Genesis 12:6 Deuteronomy 11:30 · Hebrews 11:9 · Genesis 13:7 · Genesis 35:4 · Judges 7:1 · Genesis 15:18–21 · Genesis 10:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.