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Genesis 13:3

From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,
Genesis 13:3
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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)

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

  1. וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  2. לְמַסָּעָ֔יוle.ma.sa.'Av“to journeyings his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַסַּע · “journey” · Strong's H4550
  3. מִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gev“from [the] Negev”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from נֶ֫גֶב · “Negeb” · Strong's H5045G
  4. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  5. בֵּֽית־beit-“Beth-”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  6. אֵ֑ל'El“-el”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  7. עַד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  8. הַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.Kom“the place”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  9. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“where”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. הָ֨יָהHa.yah“it had been”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. שָׁ֤םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  12. אָֽהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.lo“tent his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  13. בַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.Lah“at the beginning”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּחִלָּה · “beginning” · Strong's H8462
  14. בֵּ֥יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  15. בֵּֽית־beit-“Beth-”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  16. אֵ֖ל'el“-el”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  17. וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  18. הָעָֽי׃ha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
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)