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So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 1
אַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 2
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 18:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 3
דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Berhe had said
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 18:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 4
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 5
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 6
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 7
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.Towith him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 8
ל֑וֹטLotLot
Lemma: לוֹט (lot) · Strong's: H3876
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Lot
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3876; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 9
וְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.Ramand Abram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 10
בֶּן\־ben-[was] a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: aged
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 11
חָמֵ֤שׁcha.Meshfive
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 12
שָׁנִים֙sha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 13
וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'Imand seventy
Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657
Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)
Meaning: seventy
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 46:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 14
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 15
בְּצֵאת֖וֹbe.tze.Towhen came out he
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 16
מֵחָרָֽן\׃me.cha.Ranfrom Haran
Lemma: חָרָן (cha.ran) · Strong's: H2771A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Haran
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 11:32, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:10, Genesis 29:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2771A; TAHOT Genesis 12:4 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| departed | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had directed him | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and Lot | → | לוֹט H3876 Lot |
| went | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| with him | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| was seventy-five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| . . . | → | שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| old | → | בֵּן H1121L son: aged |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| when he left | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| Haran | → | חָרָן H2771A Haran |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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