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And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. (KJV)
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וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 30:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 1
אַבְרָם֙'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 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 2
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzin the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 3
עַ֚ד'adto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 4
מְק֣וֹםme.Kom[the] place of
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 5
שְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemShechem
Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7927G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Shechem
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:18, Genesis 35:4, Genesis 37:12, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:14, Joshua 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7927G; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 6
עַ֖ד'adto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 7
אֵל֣וֹן'e.Lon[the] great tree of
Lemma: אֵלוֹן (e.lon) · Strong's: H0436H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: terebinth
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 18:1, Deuteronomy 11:30, Judges 4:11, Judges 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0436H; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 8
מוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehMoreh
Lemma: מוֹרֶה (mo.reh) · Strong's: H4176G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moreh
Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4176G; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 9
וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.Niand the Canaanite[s]
Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Canaanite
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 10
אָ֥ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26, Exodus 12:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 11
בָּאָֽרֶץ\׃ba.'A.retz[was] in the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 12:6 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| traveled | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| through the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| as far as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the site | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| of the Oak | → | אֵלוֹן H0436H terebinth |
| of Moreh | → | מוֹרֶה H4176G Moreh |
| at Shechem | → | שְׁכֶם H7927G Shechem |
| And at that time | → | אָז H0227A then |
| the Canaanites | → | כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite |
| were in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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