Genesis 13:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְמַסָּעָ֔יו מִנֶּ֖גֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל עַד־הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָ֨יָה שָׁ֤ם *אהלה *אֽ͏ָהֳלוֹ֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה בֵּ֥ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעָֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyēlek on massāʿāyw from negeḇ and unto Bêṯ-ʾĒl, unto hammāqôm where hāyâ there ʾohŏlô in battĕḥillâ, between Bêṯ-ʾĒl and between hāʿĀy.

Grammar Details

*wayyēlek*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went/journeyed
*massāʿāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his journeys
*negeḇ*: noun, masculine singular - south/Negev region
*Bêṯ-ʾĒl*: proper noun - Bethel (house of God)
*hammāqôm*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the place
*hāyâ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/had been
*ʾohŏlô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tent
*battĕḥillâ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the beginning/at first
*hāʿĀy*: definite article + proper noun - the Ai

Word Meanings

*massāʿāyw*: his journeys/his stages/his stopping places
*negeḇ*: south/Negev region/southern desert
*hammāqôm*: the place/the site/the location
*battĕḥillâ*: at the beginning/at first/previously

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Gen 12:6 : 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Gen 12:8-9 : 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

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