Focused Passage

Genesis 13:14-18

The LORD Preserves Abram Through Separation, Renunciation, and Renewed Promise

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,

15for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

17Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

Afterאַחֲרֵי֙H310PrepositionLotל֣וֹטH3876Noun - proper - masculine singularhad departedהִפָּֽרֶד־H6504Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct. . .מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹH5973Preposition-m | third person masculine singularthe LORDוַֽיהוָ֞הH3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionAbramאַבְרָ֗םH87Noun - proper - masculine singularNowנָ֤אH4994Interjectionlift upשָׂ֣אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularyour eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙H5869Noun - cdc | second person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe placeהַמָּק֖וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּ֣הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularareשָׁ֑םH8033Adverband lookוּרְאֵ֔הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto the northצָפֹ֥נָהH6828Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand southוָנֶ֖גְבָּהH5045Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularand eastוָקֵ֥דְמָהH6924Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singularand westוָיָֽמָּה׃H3220Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

forכִּ֧יH3588Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe landהָאָ֛רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularseeרֹאֶ֖הH7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularI will giveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּהH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularto youלְךָ֣Preposition | second person masculine singularand your offspringוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖H2233Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularforeverעַד־H5704Preposition. . .עוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Galatians 3:16
Verse 16

Original words

I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markeryour offspringזַרְעֲךָ֖H2233Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularlike the dustכַּעֲפַ֣רH6083Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof the earthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularso thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀H834Pronoun - relativeifאִם־H518Conjunctiononeאִ֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularcouldיוּכַ֣לH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularcountלִמְנוֹת֙H4487Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe dustעֲפַ֣רH6083Noun - masculine singular constructof the earthהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthenגַּֽם־H1571Conjunctionyour offspringזַרְעֲךָ֖H2233Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularcould be countedיִמָּנֶֽה׃H4487Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

Get upק֚וּםH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularand walkהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְH1980Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singulararound the landבָּאָ֔רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularthrough its lengthלְאָרְכָּ֖הּH753Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularand breadthוּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּH7341Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularforכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionI will give itאֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃H5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularto youלְךָ֖Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

So Abramאַבְרָ֗םH87Noun - proper - masculine singularmoved his tentוַיֶּאֱהַ֣לH167Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand wentוַיָּבֹ֛אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto liveוַיֵּ֛שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularnear the Oaksבְּאֵלֹנֵ֥יH436Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אH4471Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeat Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןH2275Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhereשָׁ֥םH8033Adverbhe builtוַיִּֽבֶן־H1129Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularan altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַH4196Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃פH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or Terebinths or Great Trees

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