Genesis

Genesis 12:5

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,

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.