Genesis
Genesis 12:4
4So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.