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Genesis 12

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toאַבְרָ֔םAbramלֶךְ־goלְךָ֛for the yourselfמֵאַרְצְךָ֥from land yourוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖and from kindred yourוּמִבֵּ֣יתand from the household ofאָבִ֑יךָfather yourאֶל־toהָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאַרְאֶֽךָּ׃I will show you
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וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙so I may make youלְג֣וֹיinto a nationגָּד֔וֹלgreatוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔and I will bless youוַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הand I will make greatשְׁמֶ֑ךָname yourוֶהְיֵ֖הand you beבְּרָכָֽה׃a blessing
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וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙so let me blessמְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָthose who bless youוּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖and one who disdains youאָאֹ֑רI will curseוְנִבְרְכ֣וּand they will be blessedבְךָ֔by the youכֹּ֖לallמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תthe clans ofהָאֲדָמָֽה׃the earth
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentאַבְרָ֗םAbramכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asדִּבֶּ֤רhe had saidאֵלָיו֙to himיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentאִתּ֖וֹwith himל֑וֹטLotוְאַבְרָ֗םand Abramבֶּן־was a son ofחָמֵ֤שׁfiveשָׁנִים֙yearsוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםand seventyשָׁנָ֔הyearsבְּצֵאת֖וֹwhen came out heמֵחָרָֽן׃from Haran
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookאַבְרָם֩Abramאֶת־obj.שָׂרַ֨יSaraiאִשְׁתּ֜וֹwife hisוְאֶת־and obj.ל֣וֹטLotבֶּן־the son ofאָחִ֗יוbrother hisוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allרְכוּשָׁם֙possessions theirאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichרָכָ֔שׁוּthey had accumulatedוְאֶת־and obj.הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁthe personsאֲשֶׁר־whomעָשׂ֣וּthey had acquiredבְחָרָ֑ןin Haranוַיֵּצְא֗וּand they went outלָלֶ֙כֶת֙to goאַ֣רְצָהthe land of towardsכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they cameאַ֥רְצָהthe land of towardsכְּנָֽעַן׃Canaan
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וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רand he passedאַבְרָם֙Abramבָּאָ֔רֶץin the landעַ֚דtoמְק֣וֹםthe place ofשְׁכֶ֔םShechemעַ֖דtoאֵל֣וֹןthe great tree ofמוֹרֶ֑הMorehוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יand the Canaanitesאָ֥זthenבָּאָֽרֶץ׃was in the land
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וַיֵּרָ֤אand he appearedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toאַבְרָ֔םAbramוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔to offspring yourאֶתֵּ֖ןI will giveאֶת־obj.הָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוַיִּ֤בֶןand he builtשָׁם֙thereמִזְבֵּ֔חַan altarלַיהוָ֖הto Yahwehהַנִּרְאֶ֥הwho had appearedאֵלָֽיו׃to him
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וַיַּעְתֵּ֨קand he moved onמִשָּׁ֜םfrom thereהָהָ֗רָהthe hill country towardsמִקֶּ֛דֶםfrom the eastלְבֵֽית־of Beth-אֵ֖ל-elוַיֵּ֣טand he pitchedאָהְָל֑וֹtent hisבֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֤ל-elמִיָּם֙was from the westוְהָעַ֣יand the Aiמִקֶּ֔דֶםwas from the eastוַיִּֽבֶן־and he builtשָׁ֤םthereמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙an altarלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehוַיִּקְרָ֖אand he calledבְּשֵׁ֥םon the name ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּסַּ֣עand he journeyedאַבְרָ֔םAbramהָל֥וֹךְgoingוְנָס֖וֹעַand journeyingהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פthe south towards
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וַיְהִ֥יand it wasרָעָ֖בa famineבָּאָ֑רֶץin the landוַיֵּ֨רֶדand he went downאַבְרָ֤םAbramמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙Egypt towardsלָג֣וּרto sojournשָׁ֔םthereכִּֽי־forכָבֵ֥דwas heavyהָרָעָ֖בthe famineבָּאָֽרֶץ׃in the land
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וַיְהִ֕יand it wasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asהִקְרִ֖יבhe drew nearלָב֣וֹאto enterמִצְרָ֑יְמָהEgypt towardsוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֶל־toשָׂרַ֣יSaraiאִשְׁתּ֔וֹwife hisהִנֵּה־here!נָ֣אpleaseיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowכִּ֛יthatאִשָּׁ֥הare a womanיְפַת־beautiful ofמַרְאֶ֖הappearanceאָֽתְּ׃you
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beכִּֽי־thatיִרְא֤וּthey will seeאֹתָךְ֙obj. youהַמִּצְרִ֔יםthe Egyptiansוְאָמְר֖וּand they will sayאִשְׁתּ֣וֹis wife hisזֹ֑אתthisוְהָרְג֥וּand they will killאֹתִ֖יobj. meוְאֹתָ֥ךְand obj. youיְחַיּֽוּ׃they will let live
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אִמְרִי־sayנָ֖אpleaseאֲחֹ֣תִיare sister myאָ֑תְּyouלְמַ֙עַן֙so thatיִֽיטַב־it may go wellלִ֣יfor the meבַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְfor sake of youוְחָיְתָ֥הand it will liveנַפְשִׁ֖יlife myבִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃on account of you
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וַיְהִ֕יand it wasכְּב֥וֹאwhen enteredאַבְרָ֖םAbramמִצְרָ֑יְמָהEgypt towardsוַיִּרְא֤וּand they sawהַמִּצְרִים֙the Egyptiansאֶת־obj.הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הthe womanכִּֽי־thatיָפָ֥הwas beautifulהִ֖ואsheמְאֹֽד׃very
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וַיִּרְא֤וּand they sawאֹתָהּ֙obj. herשָׂרֵ֣יthe officials ofפַרְעֹ֔הPharaohוַיְהַֽלְל֥וּand they praisedאֹתָ֖הּobj. herאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֑הPharaohוַתֻּקַּ֥חand she was takenהָאִשָּׁ֖הthe womanבֵּ֥יתthe house ofפַּרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
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וּלְאַבְרָ֥םand to Abramהֵיטִ֖יבhe did goodבַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּfor sake of herוַֽיְהִי־and it belongedל֤וֹto the himצֹאן־sheepוּבָקָר֙and cattleוַחֲמֹרִ֔יםand male donkeysוַעֲבָדִים֙and male servantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תand female servantsוַאֲתֹנֹ֖תand female donkeysוּגְמַלִּֽים׃and camels
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וַיְנַגַּ֨עand he struckיְהוָ֧ה׀Yahwehאֶת־obj.פַּרְעֹ֛הPharaohנְגָעִ֥יםplaguesגְּדֹלִ֖יםgreatוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּית֑וֹhouse hisעַל־onדְּבַ֥רthe matter ofשָׂרַ֖יSaraiאֵ֥שֶׁתthe wife ofאַבְרָֽם׃Abram
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וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he summonedפַרְעֹה֙Pharaohלְאַבְרָ֔םto Abramוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidמַה־what?זֹּ֖אתthisעָשִׂ֣יתָhave you doneלִּ֑יto the meלָ֚מָּהto why?לֹא־notהִגַּ֣דְתָּdid you tellלִּ֔יto the meכִּ֥יthatאִשְׁתְּךָ֖was wife yourהִֽוא׃she
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לָמָ֤הto why?אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙did you sayאֲחֹ֣תִיis sister myהִ֔ואsheוָאֶקַּ֥חand I tookאֹתָ֛הּobj. herלִ֖יfor the myselfלְאִשָּׁ֑הto a wifeוְעַתָּ֕הand nowהִנֵּ֥הhere!אִשְׁתְּךָ֖wife yourקַ֥חtake herוָלֵֽךְ׃and go
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וַיְצַ֥וand he commandedעָלָ֛יוon himפַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohאֲנָשִׁ֑יםmenוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּand they sent awayאֹת֛וֹobj. himוְאֶת־and obj.אִשְׁתּ֖וֹwife hisוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁר־thatלֽוֹ׃belonged to the him

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