Genesis

Genesis 12:8

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.

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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

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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.