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Genesis 12:8 Interlinear

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east having Bethel and pitched his tent having Bethel on the west and Hai on the east and there he builded an altar of the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּעְתֵּ֨קH6275And he removedto remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe
2מִשָּׁ֜םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
3הָהָ֗רָהH2022from thence unto a mountaina mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
4מִקֶּ֔דֶםH6924on the eastthe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
5לְבֵֽיתH0
6אֵ֤לH1008having Bethelbeth-el, a place in palestine
7וַיֵּ֣טH5186and pitchedto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
8אָֽהֳלֹ֑הH168his tenta tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
9בֵּֽיתH0
10אֵ֤לH1008having Bethelbeth-el, a place in palestine
11מִיָּם֙H3220on the westa sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
12וְהָעַ֣יH5857and Haiai, aja or ajath, a place in palestine
13מִקֶּ֔דֶםH6924on the eastthe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
14וַיִּֽבֶןH1129and there he buildedto build (literally and figuratively)
15שָׁ֤םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
16מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙H4196an altaran altar
17יְהוָֽה׃H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
18וַיִּקְרָ֖אH7121and calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
19בְּשֵׁ֥םH8034upon the namean appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
20יְהוָֽה׃H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

Verse Context

Genesis 12:7appeared And the LORD unto Abram and said Unto thy seed...
Genesis 12:8 (current)And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east having Bethel and pitched his tent having Bethel on the west and Hai on the east and there he builded an altar of the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD
Genesis 12:9journeyed And Abram going on journeyed toward the south...

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