King James Version
Genesis 24:62 in the King James Version says “And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.”
Genesis 24:62 · KJV
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. to meditate: or, to pray
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
KJV Study — Public Domain
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“for he dwelt”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“in the south”
H5045the south (from its drought); specifically, the negeb or southern district of judah, occasionally, egypt (as south to palestine)
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