Genesis 11:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֨ח תֶּ֜רַח אֶת־אַבְרָ֣ם בְּנ֗וֹ וְאֶת־ל֤וֹט בֶּן־הָרָן֙ בֶּן־בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרַ֣י כַּלָּת֔וֹ אֵ֖שֶׁת אַבְרָ֣ם בְּנ֑וֹ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ אִתָּ֜ם מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַד־חָרָ֖ן וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

wə-yiqqaḥ teraḥ ʾet-ʾabrām bᵊnô and-ʾet-lôṭ ben-hārān ben-bᵊnô and-ʾēt śāray kallātô ʾēšet ʾabrām bᵊnô wə-yēṣᵊʾû with-them from-ʾûr kaśdîm to-lāleket ʾarṣâ kᵊnaʿan wə-yābōʾû until-ḥārān wə-yēšᵊbû there

Grammar Details

• *wə-yiqqaḥ*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took
• *teraḥ*: proper noun - Terah
• *ʾabrām*: proper noun - Abram
• *bᵊnô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
• *lôṭ*: proper noun - Lot
• *ben*: noun masculine singular construct - son of
• *hārān*: proper noun - Haran
• *śāray*: proper noun - Sarai
• *kallātô*: noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter-in-law
• *ʾēšet*: noun feminine singular construct - wife of
• *wə-yēṣᵊʾû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went out
• *ʾûr*: proper noun - Ur
• *kaśdîm*: proper noun - Chaldeans
• *lāleket*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go
• *ʾarṣâ*: noun feminine singular + directional heh - to the land of
• *kᵊnaʿan*: proper noun - Canaan
• *wə-yābōʾû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came
• *ḥārān*: proper noun - Haran
• *wə-yēšᵊbû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they dwelt

Word Meanings

• *wə-yiqqaḥ*: and he took/brought
• *teraḥ*: Terah
• *ʾabrām*: Abram
• *bᵊnô*: his son
• *lôṭ*: Lot
• *ben*: son of
• *hārān*: Haran
• *kallātô*: his daughter-in-law
• *ʾēšet*: wife of
• *wə-yēṣᵊʾû*: and they departed/went out
• *ʾûr*: Ur
• *kaśdîm*: Chaldeans/Chaldees
• *lāleket*: to go/walk/travel
• *ʾarṣâ*: to the land of
• *kᵊnaʿan*: Canaan
• *wə-yābōʾû*: and they came/arrived
• *ḥārān*: Haran
• *wə-yēšᵊbû*: and they settled/dwelt

Referenced Verses

• Neh 9:7 : 7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
• Acts 7:2-4 : 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
• Gen 12:4 : 4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
• Gen 15:7 : 7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
• Gen 24:10 : 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
• Gen 10:19 : 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
• Gen 11:32-12:1 : 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. 1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
• Josh 24:2-3 : 2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
• Gen 11:26-28 : 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
• Gen 24:15 : 15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
• Gen 27:43 : 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
• Gen 29:4-5 : 4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. 5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
• Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.