Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Genesis.12.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*ʾAbrām* *lek-lekā* from-*ʾarṣekā* and-from-*môladtekā* and-from-*bêt* *ʾābîkā* to-the-*ʾāreṣ* which *ʾarʾekkā*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾAbrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*lek-lekā*": "imperative 2nd person masculine singular + preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - go for/to yourself", "*ʾarṣekā*": "noun feminine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your land", "*môladtekā*": "noun feminine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your birth/native land/kindred", "*bêt*": "construct state of noun masculine - house of", "*ʾābîkā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your father", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine - land/earth", "*ʾarʾekkā*": "imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will show you" }, "variants": { "*lek-lekā*": "go for yourself/go by yourself/go to yourself/go forth", "*môladtekā*": "your birthplace/your relatives/your kindred/your native country", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/country/earth/ground/territory" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Genesis.12.5", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֣ח אַבְרָם֩ אֶת־שָׂרַ֨י אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ וְאֶת־ל֣וֹט בֶּן־אָחִ֗יו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ בְחָרָ֑ן וַיֵּצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃", "text": "And-*wayyiqqaḥ* *ʾAbrām* *ʾet*-*Śāray* *ʾištô* and-*ʾet*-*Lôṭ* *ben*-*ʾāḥîw* and-*ʾet*-all-*rekûšām* which *rākāšû* and-*ʾet*-the-*neppeš* which-*ʿāśû* in-*Ḥārān* and-*wayyēṣeʾû* to-*lāleket* *ʾarṣāh* *Kenaʿan* and-*wayyābōʾû* *ʾarṣāh* *Kenaʿan*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he took", "*ʾAbrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Śāray*": "proper noun - Sarai", "*ʾištô*": "noun feminine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*Lôṭ*": "proper noun - Lot", "*ben*": "noun masculine construct - son of", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun masculine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*rekûšām*": "noun masculine + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their possessions", "*rākāšû*": "perfect 3rd person plural - they had acquired", "*neppeš*": "noun feminine singular - soul/person", "*ʿāśû*": "perfect 3rd person plural - they had made/acquired", "*Ḥārān*": "proper noun - Haran", "*wayyēṣeʾû*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person plural - and they went out", "*lāleket*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to go", "*ʾarṣāh*": "noun feminine + directional heh - to the land of", "*Kenaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*wayyābōʾû*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person plural - and they came/entered" }, "variants": { "*rekûšām*": "their possessions/property/goods", "*neppeš*": "persons/souls/lives/slaves", "*ʿāśû*": "they had made/acquired/gathered/produced" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Genesis.12.7", "source": "וַיֵּרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ אֶתֵּ֖ן אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את וַיִּ֤בֶן שָׁם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לַיהוָ֖ה הַנִּרְאֶ֥ה אֵלָֽיו׃", "text": "And-*wayyērāʾ* *YHWH* to-*ʾAbrām* and-*wayyōʾmer* to-*zeraʿakā* *ʾettēn* *ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ* the-*zōʾt* and-*wayyiben* there *mizbbēaḥ* to-*YHWH* the-*hannirʾeh* to-him.", "grammar": { "*wayyērāʾ*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular niphal - and he appeared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾAbrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*zeraʿakā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ʾettēn*": "imperfect 1st person singular - I will give", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - land", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative feminine singular - this", "*wayyiben*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he built", "*mizbbēaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - altar", "*hannirʾeh*": "article + participle masculine singular niphal - the one appearing", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*zeraʿakā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*hannirʾeh*": "who appeared/who had appeared/who was appearing" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Genesis.12.8", "source": "וַיַּעְתֵּ֨ק מִשָּׁ֜ם הָהָ֗רָה מִקֶּ֛דֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל וַיֵּ֣ט אָהֳלֹ֑ה בֵּֽית־אֵ֤ל מִיָּם֙ וְהָעַ֣י מִקֶּ֔דֶם וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁ֤ם מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ לֽ͏ַיהוָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And-*wayyaʿtēq* from-there *hāhārāh* from-*miqqedem* to-*Bêt*-*ʾĒl* and-*wayyēṭ* *ʾāholōh* *Bêt*-*ʾĒl* from-*miyyām* and-the-*ʿAy* from-*miqqedem* and-*wayyiben*-there *mizbēaḥ* to-*YHWH* and-*wayyiqrāʾ* in-*bešēm* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿtēq*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular hiphil - and he moved", "*hāhārāh*": "article + noun masculine + directional heh - to the mountain", "*miqqedem*": "preposition + noun masculine - from east", "*Bêt*-*ʾĒl*": "compound proper noun - Bethel (house of God)", "*wayyēṭ*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he pitched", "*ʾāholōh*": "noun masculine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix + directional heh - his tent", "*miyyām*": "preposition + noun masculine - from west", "*ʿAy*": "proper noun - Ai", "*wayyiben*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he built", "*mizbēaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - altar", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he called", "*bešēm*": "preposition + noun masculine - in/on the name of" }, "variants": { "*miqqedem*": "from the east/eastward/on the east", "*miyyām*": "from the west/westward/on the west/from the sea", "*wayyiqrāʾ* *bešēm*": "he called on the name/he proclaimed the name/he invoked the name" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Genesis.12.11", "source": "וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִקְרִ֖יב לָב֣וֹא מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־שָׂרַ֣י אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ הִנֵּה־נָ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֛י אִשָּׁ֥ה יְפַת־מַרְאֶ֖ה אָֽתְּ׃", "text": "And-*wayehî* as-*kaʾăšer* *hiqrîb* to-*lābôʾ* *Miṣrāyemāh* and-*wayyōʾmer* to-*Śāray* *ʾištô* behold-*hinnēh*-*nāʾ* *yādaʿtî* that-*kî* *ʾiššāh* *yefat*-*marʾeh* *ʾāt*.", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - when/as", "*hiqrîb*": "perfect 3rd person masculine singular hiphil - he drew near", "*lābôʾ*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to enter", "*Miṣrāyemāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Egypt", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*Śāray*": "proper noun - Sarai", "*ʾištô*": "noun feminine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*yādaʿtî*": "perfect 1st person singular - I know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun feminine singular - woman", "*yefat*": "construct adjective feminine singular - beautiful of", "*marʾeh*": "noun masculine singular - appearance", "*ʾāt*": "independent pronoun 2nd person feminine singular - you" }, "variants": { "*hinnēh*-*nāʾ*": "behold now/please note/look", "*yefat*-*marʾeh*": "beautiful of appearance/fair to look upon/beautiful in form" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Genesis.12.16", "source": "וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם הֵיטִ֖יב בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ וֽ͏ַיְהִי־ל֤וֹ צֹאן־וּבָקָר֙ וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים וַעֲבָדִים֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וַאֲתֹנֹ֖ת וּגְמַלִּֽים׃", "text": "And-to-*ûleʾAbrām* *hêṭîb* *baʿăbûrāh* and-*wayehî*-to-him *ṣōʾn*-and-*ûbāqār* and-*waḥămōrîm* and-*waʿăbādîm* and-*ûšefāḥōt* and-*waʾătōnōt* and-*ûgemalîm*.", "grammar": { "*ûleʾAbrām*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Abram", "*hêṭîb*": "perfect 3rd person masculine singular hiphil - he treated well", "*baʿăbûrāh*": "preposition + noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - for her sake", "*wayehî*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he had", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun both - sheep/flock", "*ûbāqār*": "conjunction + noun masculine - and cattle", "*waḥămōrîm*": "conjunction + noun masculine plural - and male donkeys", "*waʿăbādîm*": "conjunction + noun masculine plural - and male servants", "*ûšefāḥōt*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural - and female servants", "*waʾătōnōt*": "conjunction + noun feminine plural - and female donkeys", "*ûgemalîm*": "conjunction + noun masculine plural - and camels" }, "variants": { "*hêṭîb*": "he treated well/he dealt well with/he was good to", "*baʿăbûrāh*": "for her sake/because of her/on her account", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock/small livestock", "*bāqār*": "cattle/herd/oxen" } }