Genesis 12:8

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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 12 > Verse 8

Genesis 12:8


← Genesis 12:7 Genesis 12:8 (KJV) Genesis 12:9 →
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he removedH6275 from thence unto a mountainH2022 on the eastH6924 of BethelH1008, and pitchedH5186 his tentH168, having BethelH1008 on the westH3220, and HaiH5857 on the eastH6924: and there he buildedH1129 an altarH4196 unto the LORDH3068, and calledH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068.


Original Hebrew

וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֨ק
va/i.ya'.Tek H6275 HC/Vhw3ms and/ he moved on
מִ/שָּׁ֜ם
mi./Sham H8033 HR/D from/ there
הָ/הָ֗רָ/ה
ha./Ha.ra/h H2022 HTd/Ncmsa/Sd the/ hill country/ towards
מִ/קֶּ֛דֶם
mi./Ke.dem H6924 HR/Ncmsa from/ (the) east
לְ/בֵֽית־אֵ֖ל
le./veit-'el H1008 HR/Np of/ Beth-el
וַ/יֵּ֣ט
va/i.Yet H5186 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he pitched
[אָהֳלֹ֑/ה כ] (אָהְָל֑/וֹ ק)
[ʼôhel כ] ('o.ho.L/o ק) H168 כ HNcmsc/Sp3ms (tent/ his ק)
בֵּֽית־אֵ֤ל
beit-'el H1008 HNp Beth-el
מִ/יָּם֙
mi./Yam H3220 HR/Ncmsa (was) from/ (the) west
וְ/הָ/עַ֣י
ve./ha./'Ai H5857 HC/Td/Np and/ (the)/ Ai
מִ/קֶּ֔דֶם
mi./Ke.dem H6924 HR/Ncmsa (was) from/ (the) east
וַ/יִּֽבֶן
va/i.yi.ven- H1129 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he built
שָׁ֤ם
sham H8033 HD there
מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙
miz.Be.ach H4196 HNcmsa an altar
לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה
la./Yah.weh H3068 HR/Np to/ Yahweh
וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א
va/i.yik.Ra' H7121 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he called
בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם
be./Shem H8034 HR/Ncmsc on/ (the) name of
יְהוָֽה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H168 — אֹהֶל (ʼôhel, o'-hel): from אָהַל (ʼâhal) H166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.
  • H1008 — בֵּית־אֵל (Bêyth-ʼÊl, bayth-ale'): from בַּיִת (bayith) H1004 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.
  • H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
  • H2022 — הַר (har, har): a shortened form of הָרָר (hârâr) H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3220 — יָם (yâm, yawm): from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
  • H4196 — מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbêach, miz-bay'-akh): from זָבַח (zâbach) H2076; an altar; altar.
  • H5186 — נָטָה (nâṭâh, naw-taw'): a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
  • H5857 — עַי (ʻAy, ah'ee): or (feminine) עַיָּא (ʻAyâʼ); (Nehemiah 11:31), or עַיָּת (ʻAyâth); (Isaiah 10:28), for עִי (ʻîy) H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine; Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.
  • H6275 — עָתַק (ʻâthaq, aw-thak'): a primitive root; to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe; copy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.
  • H6924 — קֶדֶם (qedem, keh'-dem): or קֵדְמָה (qêdᵉmâh); from קָדַם (qâdam) H6923; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה (qidmâh) H6926.
  • H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא (qârâʼ) H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
  • H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from שׂוּם (sûwm) H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) H8064); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher) H834); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
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