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Genesis 13:18

So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
Genesis 13:18
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ל אַבְרָ֗ם וַיָּבֹ֛א וַיֵּ֛שֶׁב בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁ֥ם מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פ

  1. וַיֶּאֱהַ֣לvai.ye.'e.Hal“and he moved tent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָהַל · “to pitch” · Strong's H0167
  2. אַבְרָ֗ם'av.Ram“Abram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  3. וַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  4. וַיֵּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥יbe.'e.lo.Nei“at [the] great trees of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵלוֹן · “terebinth” · Strong's H0436H
  6. מַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'“Mamre”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מַמְרֵא · “Mamre” · Strong's H4471G
  7. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.Ron“[are] at Hebron”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֶבְרוֹן · “Hebron” · Strong's H2275A
  9. וַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-“and he built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  10. שָׁ֥םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  11. מִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.ach“an altar”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  12. לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)