Genesis 13:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Abram went up from Egypt, he, his wife, all that belonged to him, and Lot with him, toward the Negev.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעַל֩ אַבְרָ֨ם מִמִּצְרַ֜יִם ה֠וּא וְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ וְל֥וֹט עִמּ֖וֹ הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿal ʾAḇrām from Miṣrayim, he and ʾištô and all that ʾăšer-lô, and Lôṭ with him hannegbâ.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿal*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up
• *ʾAḇrām*: proper noun, masculine singular
• *Miṣrayim*: proper noun, masculine plural form - Egypt
• *ʾištô*: noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his wife
• *ʾăšer-lô*: relative particle + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - that was to him/that he had
• *Lôṭ*: proper noun, masculine singular
• *hannegbâ*: definite article + noun + directional he - to the Negev/to the south

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿal*: went up/ascended/came up
• *Miṣrayim*: Egypt/the land of Egypt
• *hannegbâ*: to the Negev/to the southern region/southward

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than Abram departed out of Egipte both he and his wyfe and all that he had and Lot wyth hym vnto the south.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So Abra departed out of Egipte, wt his wife, & with all yt he had, & Lot wt him also, towarde ye south.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Abram went vp from Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him toward the South.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so Abram gat hym vp out of Egypt, he and his wife, and al that he had, and Lot with hym, toward the South.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abram went up out of Egypt: he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abram goeth up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he hath, and Lot with him) towards the south;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot with him, and they came in to the South.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abram went up out of Egypt: he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abram’s Solution to the Strife So Abram went up from Egypt into the Negev. He took his wife and all his possessions with him, as well as Lot.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 12:9-9 : 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. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Please say that you are my sister, so that it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared because of you." 14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman. 15 Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's palace. 16 He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels. 17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?" 19 "Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go." 20 Then Pharaoh gave orders to his men to send him away with his wife and everything he had.
• Gen 20:1 : 1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he lived temporarily in Gerar.
• Gen 21:33 : 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
• Josh 10:40 : 40 So Joshua conquered the whole country—the hill country, the Negev, the lowland, and the slopes—along with all their kings. He left no survivors but devoted every living thing to destruction, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
• Josh 18:5 : 5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.
• 1 Sam 27:10 : 10 When Achish asked, "Where did you raid today?" David replied, "Against the Negev of Judah, against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites, and against the Negev of the Kenites."
• 2 Sam 24:7 : 7 They went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went to the Negev of Judah in Beersheba.