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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. (KJV)

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וַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'and he appeared

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.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 12:7 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 12:7 word 3

אַבְרָ֔ם'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 12:7 word 4

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 5

לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khato offspring your

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 6

אֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenI will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 8

הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe 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 12:7 word 9

הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot<the> this

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 10

וַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 11

שָׁם֙shamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 12

מִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achan altar

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9, Genesis 26:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 13

לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

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 12:7 word 14

הַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'Ehwho had appeared

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 12:7 word 15

אֵלָֽיו\׃'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 12:7 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
appeared	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I will give	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
to your offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
So [Abram] built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
an altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
who had appeared	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
to him	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)

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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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