God & Savior

Genesis 13:9

Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
Genesis 13:9
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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)

הֲלֹ֤א כָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ הִפָּ֥רֶד נָ֖א מֵעָלָ֑י אִם־הַשְּׂמֹ֣אל וְאֵימִ֔נָה וְאִם־הַיָּמִ֖ין וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃

  1. הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. כָל־khol-“[is] all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  4. לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  5. הִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.red“separate”
    Verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַד · “to separate” · Strong's H6504
  6. נָ֖אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  7. מֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.Lai“from with <the> me”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  9. הַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.Mol“the left”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׂמֹאל · “left” · Strong's H8040G
  10. וְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nah“so let me go right”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from יָמַן · “to go right” · Strong's H3231
  11. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  12. הַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.Min“the right”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
  13. וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃ve.'as.me.'I.lah“and I will go left”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from שִׂמְאֵל · “to go left” · Strong's H8041
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)