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And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. (KJV)
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וַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'and he journeyed
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17, Genesis 35:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 12:9 word 1
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 12:9 word 2
הָל֥וֹךְha.Lokhgoing
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to go: continue
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38, Exodus 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Genesis 12:9 word 3
וְנָס֖וֹעַve.na.So.a'and journeying
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17, Genesis 35:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 12:9 word 4
הַנֶּֽגְבָּה\׃\ \פha.Neg.bahthe south towards
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17, Numbers 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Genesis 12:9 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| journeyed on | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| . . . | → | הָלַךְ H1980L to go: continue |
| toward | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
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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