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Genesis 12— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merAnd had saidH0559
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3אַבְרָ֔ם’aḇ·rām,AbramH0087
4לֶךְ־leḵ-Get outH1980
5לְךָ֛lə·ḵā-
6מֵאַרְצְךָ֥mê·’ar·ṣə·ḵāof your countryH0776
7וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ū·mim·mō·w·laḏ·tə·ḵāand from your familyH4138
8וּמִבֵּ֣יתū·mib·bêṯand from the houseH1004
9אָבִ֑יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵā;of your fatherH0001
10אֶל־’el-toH0413
11הָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣa landH0776
12אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerthatH0834
13אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃.’ar·’e·kā.I will show youH7200

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙wə·’e·‘eś·ḵāAnd I will make youH6213
1לְג֣וֹיlə·ḡō·wa nationH1471
2גָּד֔וֹלgā·ḏō·wl,greatH1419
3וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔wa·’ă·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā,and I will bless youH1288
4וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הwa·’ă·ḡad·də·lāhand make greatH1431
5שְׁמֶ֑ךָšə·me·ḵā;your nameH8034
6וֶהְיֵ֖הweh·yêhand you shall beH1961
7בְּרָכָֽה׃.bə·rā·ḵāh.a blessingH1293

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙wa·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵāhAnd I will blessH1288
1מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָmə·ḇā·rə·ḵe·ḵā,those who bless youH1288
2וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ū·mə·qal·lel·ḵāand him who curses youH7043
3אָאֹ֑ר’ā·’ōr;I will curseH0779
4וְנִבְרְכ֣וּwə·niḇ·rə·ḵūand shall be blessedH1288
5בְךָ֔ḇə·ḵā,in you
6כֹּ֖לkōlallH3605
7מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmiš·pə·ḥōṯthe familiesH4940
8הָאֲדָמָֽה׃.hā·’ă·ḏā·māh.of the earthH0127

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֵּ֣לֶךְway·yê·leḵSo departedH1980
1אַבְרָ֗ם’aḇ·rām,AbramH0087
2כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka·’ă·šerasH0834
3דִּבֶּ֤רdib·berhad spokenH1696
4אֵלָיו֙’ê·lāwto himH0413
5יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,YahwehH3068
6וַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵand wentH1980
7אִתּ֖וֹ’it·tōwwith himH0854
8ל֑וֹט.lō·wṭ;LotH3876
9וְאַבְרָ֗םwə·’aḇ·rām,And Abram [was]H0087
10בֶּן־ben-oldH1121
11חָמֵ֤שׁḥā·mêšfiveH2568
12שָׁנִים֙šā·nîmyearsH8141
13וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםwə·šiḇ·‘îmand seventyH7657
14שָׁנָ֔הšā·nāh,yearsH8141
15בְּצֵאת֖וֹbə·ṣê·ṯōwwhen he departedH3318
16מֵחָרָֽן׃.mê·ḥā·rān.from HaranH2771

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּקַּ֣חway·yiq·qaḥAnd tookH3947
1אַבְרָם֩’aḇ·rāmAbramH0087
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3שָׂרַ֨יśā·raySaraiH8297
4אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ’iš·tōwhis wifeH0802
5וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
6ל֣וֹטlō·wṭLotH3876
7בֶּן־ben-sonH1121
8אָחִ֗יו’ā·ḥîw,of his brotherH0251
9וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
10כָּל־kāl-allH3605
11רְכוּשָׁם֙rə·ḵū·šāmtheir possessionsH7399
12אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerthatH0834
13רָכָ֔שׁוּrā·ḵā·šū,they had gatheredH7408
14וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
15הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁhan·ne·p̄ešthe peopleH5315
16אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whomH0834
17עָשׂ֣וּ‘ā·śūthey had acquiredH6213
18בְחָרָ֑ןḇə·ḥā·rān;in HaranH2771
19וַיֵּצְא֗וּway·yê·ṣə·’ū,and they departedH3318
20לָלֶ֙כֶת֙lā·le·ḵeṯto goH1980
21אַ֣רְצָה’ar·ṣāhto the landH0776
22כְּנַ֔עַןkə·na·‘an,of CanaanH3667
23וַיָּבֹ֖אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūso they cameH0935
24אַ֥רְצָה’ar·ṣāhto the landH0776
25כְּנָֽעַן׃.kə·nā·‘an.of CanaanH3667

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רway·ya·‘ă·ḇōrAnd passed throughH5674
1אַבְרָם֙’aḇ·rāmAbramH0087
2בָּאָ֔רֶץbā·’ā·reṣ,the landH0776
3עַ֚ד‘aḏtoH5704
4מְק֣וֹםmə·qō·wmthe placeH4725
5שְׁכֶ֔םšə·ḵem,of ShechemH7927
6עַ֖ד‘aḏas far asH5704
7אֵל֣וֹן’ê·lō·wnthe terebinth treeH0436
8מוֹרֶ֑ה.mō·w·reh;of MorehH4176
9וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יwə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîAnd the Canaanite [was]H3669
10אָ֥ז’āzat that timeH0227
11בָּאָֽרֶץ׃.bā·’ā·reṣ.in the landH0776

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֵּרָ֤אway·yê·rāAnd appearedH7200
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3אַבְרָ֔ם’aḇ·rām,AbramH0087
4וַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merand saidH0559
5לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā,to your descendantsH2233
6אֶתֵּ֖ן’et·tênI will giveH5414
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8הָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣlandH0776
9הַזֹּ֑את.haz·zōṯ;thisH2063
10וַיִּ֤בֶןway·yi·ḇenAnd he builtH1129
11שָׁם֙šāmthereH8033
12מִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz·bê·aḥ,an altarH4196
13לַיהוָ֖הYah·wehto YahwehH3068
14הַנִּרְאֶ֥הhan·nir·’ehwho had appearedH7200
15אֵלָֽיו׃.’ê·lāw.to himH0413

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּעְתֵּ֨קway·ya‘·têqAnd he movedH6275
1מִשָּׁ֜םmiš·šāmfrom thereH8033
2הָהָ֗רָהhā·hā·rāh,to the mountainH2022
3מִקֶּ֛דֶםmiq·qe·ḏemeastH6924
4לְבֵֽית־lə·ḇêṯ-of
5אֵ֖ל’êlBethelH1008
6וַיֵּ֣טway·yêṭand he pitchedH5186
7אָהֳלֹ֑ה‪‬’ā·ho·lōh;his tentH0168
8בֵּֽית־bêṯ-with
9אֵ֤ל’êlBethelH1008
10מִיָּם֙mî·yāmon the westH3220
11וְהָעַ֣יwə·hā·‘ayand AiH5857
12מִקֶּ֔דֶםmiq·qe·ḏem,on the eastH6924
13וַיִּֽבֶן־way·yi·ḇen-and he builtH1129
14שָׁ֤םšāmthereH8033
15מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz·bê·aḥan altarH4196
16לַֽיהוָ֔הYah·weh,to YahwehH3068
17וַיִּקְרָ֖אway·yiq·rāand calledH7121
18בְּשֵׁ֥םbə·šêmon the nameH8034
19יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.of YahwehH3068

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּסַּ֣עway·yis·sa‘So journeyedH5265
1אַבְרָ֔ם’aḇ·rām,AbramH0087
2הָל֥וֹךְhā·lō·wḵgoing onH1980
3וְנָס֖וֹעַwə·nā·sō·w·a‘and stillH5265
4הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃.han·neḡ·bāh.toward the NegevH5045
5פ-

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֥יway·hîNow there wasH1961
1רָעָ֖בrā·‘āḇa famineH7458
2בָּאָ֑רֶץbā·’ā·reṣ;in the landH0776
3וַיֵּ֨רֶדway·yê·reḏand went downH3381
4אַבְרָ֤ם’aḇ·rāmAbramH0087
5מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙miṣ·ray·māhto EgyptH4714
6לָג֣וּרlā·ḡūrto dwellH1481
7שָׁ֔םšām,thereH8033
8כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
9כָבֵ֥דḵā·ḇêḏ[was] severeH3515
10הָרָעָ֖בhā·rā·‘āḇthe famineH7458
11בָּאָֽרֶץ׃.bā·’ā·reṣ.in the landH0776

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֕יway·hîAnd it came to passH1961
1כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerwhenH0834
2הִקְרִ֖יבhiq·rîḇhe was closeH7126
3לָב֣וֹאlā·ḇō·wto enteringH0935
4מִצְרָ֑יְמָהmiṣ·rā·yə·māh;EgyptH4714
5וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merthat he saidH0559
6אֶל־’el-toH0413
7שָׂרַ֣יśā·raySaraiH8297
8אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ’iš·tōw,his wifeH0802
9הִנֵּה־hin·nêh-beholdH2009
10נָ֣אnowH4994
11יָדַ֔עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî,I knowH3045
12כִּ֛יthatH3588
13אִשָּׁ֥ה’iš·šāha womanH0802
14יְפַת־yə·p̄aṯ-beautifulH3303
15מַרְאֶ֖הmar·’ehof countenanceH4758
16אָֽתְּ׃’āt.you [are]H0859

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָיָ֗הwə·hā·yāh,Therefore it will come to passH1961
1כִּֽי־kî-whenH3588
2יִרְא֤וּyir·’ūseeH7200
3אֹתָךְ֙’ō·ṯāḵyouH0853
4הַמִּצְרִ֔יםham·miṣ·rîm,the EgyptiansH4713
5וְאָמְר֖וּwə·’ā·mə·rūthat they will sayH0559
6אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ’iš·tōwhis wifeH0802
7זֹ֑אתzōṯ;this [is]H2063
8וְהָרְג֥וּwə·hā·rə·ḡūand they will killH2026
9אֹתִ֖י’ō·ṯîmeH0853
10וְאֹתָ֥ךְwə·’ō·ṯāḵbut youH0853
11יְחַיּֽוּ׃.yə·ḥay·yū.they will let liveH2421

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִמְרִי־’im·rî-SayH0559
1נָ֖אpleaseH4994
2אֲחֹ֣תִי’ă·ḥō·ṯîmy sisterH0269
3אָ֑תְּ’āt;you [are]H0859
4לְמַ֙עַן֙lə·ma·‘anthatH4616
5יִֽיטַב־yî·ṭaḇ-it may be wellH3190
6לִ֣יwith me
7בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְḇa·‘ă·ḇū·rêḵ,for your sakeH5668
8וְחָיְתָ֥הwə·ḥā·yə·ṯāhthat may liveH2421
9נַפְשִׁ֖יnap̄·šîmy soulH5315
10בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃.biḡ·lā·lêḵ.because of youH1558

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֕יway·hîSo it wasH1961
1כְּב֥וֹאkə·ḇō·wwhen cameH0935
2אַבְרָ֖ם’aḇ·rāmAbramH0087
3מִצְרָ֑יְמָהmiṣ·rā·yə·māh;into EgyptH4714
4וַיִּרְא֤וּway·yir·’ūthat sawH7200
5הַמִּצְרִים֙ham·miṣ·rîmthe EgyptiansH4713
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הhā·’iš·šāh,the womanH0802
8כִּֽי־kî-thatH3588
9יָפָ֥הyā·p̄āhbeautifulH3303
10הִ֖ואshe [was]H1931
11מְאֹֽד׃.mə·’ōḏ.veryH3966

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּרְא֤וּway·yir·’ūAnd sawH7200
1אֹתָהּ֙’ō·ṯāhherH0853
2שָׂרֵ֣יśā·rêthe princesH8269
3פַרְעֹ֔הp̄ar·‘ōh,of PharaohH6547
4וַיְהַֽלְל֥וּway·hal·lūand commendedH1984
5אֹתָ֖הּ’ō·ṯāhherH0853
6אֶל־’el-toH0413
7פַּרְעֹ֑הpar·‘ōh;PharaohH6547
8וַתֻּקַּ֥חwat·tuq·qaḥand was takenH3947
9הָאִשָּׁ֖הhā·’iš·šāhthe womanH0802
10בֵּ֥יתbêṯinto the houseH1004
11פַּרְעֹֽה׃.par·‘ōh.of PharaohH6547

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּלְאַבְרָ֥םū·lə·’aḇ·rāmAnd AbramH0087
1הֵיטִ֖יבhê·ṭîḇhe treated wellH3190
2בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּba·‘ă·ḇū·rāh;for her sakeH5668
3וַֽיְהִי־way·hî-and he hadH1961
4ל֤וֹlōw-
5צֹאן־ṣōn-sheepH6629
6וּבָקָר֙ū·ḇā·qārand oxenH1241
7וַחֲמֹרִ֔יםwa·ḥă·mō·rîm,and male donkeysH2543
8וַעֲבָדִים֙wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmand menservantsH5650
9וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תū·šə·p̄ā·ḥōṯ,and maidservantsH8198
10וַאֲתֹנֹ֖תwa·’ă·ṯō·nōṯand female donkeysH0860
11וּגְמַלִּֽים׃.ū·ḡə·mal·lîm.and camelsH1581

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְנַגַּ֨עway·nag·ga‘But plaguedH5060
1יְהוָ֧ה ׀Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3פַּרְעֹ֛הpar·‘ōhPharaohH6547
4נְגָעִ֥יםnə·ḡā·‘împlaguesH5061
5גְּדֹלִ֖יםgə·ḏō·lîmwith greatH1419
6וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
7בֵּית֑וֹbê·ṯōw;his houseH1004
8עַל־‘al-becauseH5921
9דְּבַ֥רdə·ḇarofH1697
10שָׂרַ֖יśā·raySaraiH8297
11אֵ֥שֶׁת’ê·šeṯwifeH0802
12אַבְרָֽם׃.’aḇ·rām.of AbramH0087

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּקְרָ֤אway·yiq·rāAnd calledH7121
1פַרְעֹה֙p̄ar·‘ōhPharaohH6547
2לְאַבְרָ֔םlə·’aḇ·rām,AbramH0087
3וַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merand saidH0559
4מַה־mah-what [is]H4100
5זֹּ֖אתzōṯthisH2063
6עָשִׂ֣יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāyou have doneH6213
7לִּ֑יlî;to me
8לָ֚מָּהlām·māhwhyH4100
9לֹא־lō-notH3808
10הִגַּ֣דְתָּhig·gaḏ·tādid you tellH5046
11לִּ֔יlî,me
12כִּ֥יthatH3588
13אִשְׁתְּךָ֖’iš·tə·ḵāyour wifeH0802
14הִֽוא׃؟she [was]H1931

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לָמָ֤הlā·māhwhyH4100
1אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙’ā·mar·tādid you sayH0559
2אֲחֹ֣תִי؟’ă·ḥō·ṯîmy sisterH0269
3הִ֔ואshe [is]H1931
4וָאֶקַּ֥חwā·’eq·qaḥso I might have takenH3947
5אֹתָ֛הּ’ō·ṯāhherH0853
6לִ֖יto me
7לְאִשָּׁ֑ה؟lə·’iš·šāh;as my wifeH0802
8וְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhnow thereforeH6258
9הִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhhere [is]H2009
10אִשְׁתְּךָ֖’iš·tə·ḵāyour wifeH0802
11קַ֥חqaḥtake [her]H3947
12וָלֵֽךְ׃.wā·lêḵ.and go [your way]H1980

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְצַ֥וway·ṣawso commandedH6680
1עָלָ֛יו‘ā·lāwconcerning himH5921
2פַּרְעֹ֖הpar·‘ōhPharaohH6547
3אֲנָשִׁ֑ים’ă·nā·šîm;[his] menH0376
4וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּway·šal·lə·ḥūand they sent awayH7971
5אֹת֛וֹ’ō·ṯōwhimH0853
6וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
7אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ’iš·tōwwith his wifeH0802
8וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
9כָּל־kāl-allH3605
10אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-thatH0834
11לֽוֹ׃.lōw.he had

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