Genesis
Genesis 12:7–8
7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.d” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
Footnotes
- d 12:7 Cited in Galatians 3:16|GAL 3:16
Word by word
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Genesis 12:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| appeared | וַיֵּרָ֤א | way·yê·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abram | אַבְרָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| and said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will give | אֶתֵּ֖ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | הָאָ֣רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to your offspring | לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ | lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| So | וַיִּ֤בֶן | way·yi·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֔חַ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| there | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who had appeared | הַנִּרְאֶ֥ה | han·nir·’eh | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to him | אֵלָֽיו׃ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Genesis 12:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From there | מִשָּׁ֜ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| moved on | וַיַּעְתֵּ֨ק | way·ya‘·têq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6275 move, proceed, advance |
| to the hill country | הָהָ֗רָה | hā·hā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| east | מִקֶּ֛דֶם | miq·qe·ḏem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| of | לְבֵֽית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition | H1008 Bethel |
| Bethel | אֵ֖ל | ’êl | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| and pitched | וַיֵּ֣ט | way·yêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| his tent | אָהֳלֹ֑ה | ʾå̄·ho·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H168 tent |
| with Bethel | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Preposition | H1008 Bethel |
| to the west | מִיָּם֙ | mî·yām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| and Ai | וְהָעַ֣י | wə·hā·‘ay | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| to the east | מִקֶּ֔דֶם | miq·qe·ḏem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| There | שָׁ֤ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| he built | וַיִּֽבֶן־ | way·yi·ḇen- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and he called | וַיִּקְרָ֖א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| on the name | בְּשֵׁ֥ם | bə·šêm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Genesis 12:7 Genesis 17:8 · Genesis 13:15 · Genesis 17:1 · Galatians 3:16 · Genesis 18:1 · Genesis 13:4 · Psalm 105:9–12 · Genesis 13:18 · Genesis 26:25 · Genesis 32:30 · Exodus 33:1 · Genesis 12:8
Genesis 12:8 Genesis 4:26 · Nehemiah 11:31 · Genesis 21:33 · Genesis 28:19 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Genesis 13:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.