Genesis 12:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the great tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were in the land.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Abram{H87} passed through{H5674} the land{H776} unto the place{H4725} of Shechem,{H7927} unto the oak{H436} of Moreh.{H4176} And the Canaanite{H3669} was then{H227} in the land.{H776}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Abram{H87} passed through{H5674}{(H8799)} the land{H776} unto the place{H4725} of Sichem{H7927}, unto the plain{H436} of Moreh{H4176}. And the Canaanite{H3669} was then{H227} in the land{H776}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Abram went furth in to the lade tyll he came vnto a place called Sychem and vnto the oke of More. And the Canaanytes dwelled then in the lande.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whe they were come in to the same londe, he wente thorow, tyll he came vnto the place of Sichem, and vnto the Okegroue of More: for ye Cananites dwelt in ye lode at ye same time.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So Abram passed through the land vnto the place of Shechem, and vnto the plaine of Moreh (and the Canaanite was then in ye land)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Abram passed through the lande, vnto the place of Sichem, vnto the plaine of Moreh. And the Chanaanite was then in the lande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanite was then in the land.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite `is' then in the land.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were still living in the land.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanite was then in the land.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Abram traveled through the land as far as the oak tree of Moreh at Shechem.(At that time the Canaanites were in the land.)

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 11:30 : 30 Are these mountains not across the Jordan, westward, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, near the oaks of Moreh?
  • Gen 35:4 : 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the earrings they were wearing, and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
  • Heb 11:9 : 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
  • Judg 7:1 : 1 Early in the morning, Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people with him set up camp beside the spring of Harod. Meanwhile, the camp of Midian was to the north of them, by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
  • Gen 13:7 : 7 There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also dwelling in the land at that time.
  • Gen 15:18-21 : 18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River— 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
  • Gen 33:18 : 18 Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, after his journey from Paddan Aram, and he camped near the city.
  • Gen 34:2 : 2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He seized her, lay with her, and violated her.
  • Josh 20:7 : 7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
  • Josh 24:32 : 32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of silver. It became an inheritance for Joseph's descendants.
  • Gen 10:15 : 15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
  • Gen 10:18-19 : 18 and the Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Later, the clans of the Canaanites were scattered. 19 The border of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
  • Judg 9:1 : 1 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying:
  • 1 Kgs 12:1 : 1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to crown him king.
  • John 4:5 : 5 So he came to a city in Samaria called Sychar, near the land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
  • Acts 7:16 : 16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor at Shechem.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

    8 From there, Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.

    9 Then Abram set out and continued traveling toward the Negev.

    10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

    11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

  • Gen 12:4-5
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    78%

    4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

    5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their possessions that they had acquired, and the people they had gained in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

  • Gen 13:17-18
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    17 Arise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for I will give it to you.

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  • Gen 12:1
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    1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."

  • Gen 13:2-3
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    2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

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    12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.

  • Deut 11:30
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    30 Are these mountains not across the Jordan, westward, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, near the oaks of Moreh?

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    73%

    5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

    6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, because their possessions were so great that they could not remain together.

    7 There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also dwelling in the land at that time.

  • Gen 11:31
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    31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.

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    1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he lived temporarily in Gerar.

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    14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

  • Gen 15:18
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    18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—

  • Gen 21:34
    71%

    34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

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    13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner; these were allies of Abram.

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    4 So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him to this land where you are now living.

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    12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

  • Gen 18:1
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    1 The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the heat of the day.

  • Josh 24:3
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    3 But I took your ancestor Abraham from beyond the Euphrates River, led him throughout the land of Canaan, and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac.

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    27 Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.

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    14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had separated from him, "Lift up your eyes from where you are and look to the north, south, east, and west.

  • Gen 10:19
    70%

    19 The border of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.