Genesis 12

YHWH calls Avram to leave his land for a promised land, blessing him to be a berakhah (blessing); Avram journeys to Shechem, builds a mizbe'ach to YHWH, moves to Beit-El, then to Mitsrayim due to ra'av (famine), where he calls Sarai his achot (sister) out of fear.

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
and said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward to Abram Exalted Father Averam Go Go Go forth — for yourself from your land from your land from your land and from your relatives and from your birth-lineage and from your birth-lineage and from and from the built-house of and from the house of your father's house your father your father to toward to the land the earth the land that that-which which I will show you I will cause you to see I will cause you to see
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp לֶךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go Go Go HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha forth for yourself HR/Sp2ms מֵ/אַרְצְ/ךָ֥ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤊 mearetsekha Ayé (Yoruba) from your land from your land from your land HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וּ/מִ/מּֽוֹלַדְתְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤕/𐤊 umimoladetekha and from your relatives and from your birth-lineage and from your birth-lineage HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms וּ/מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 umibeyt and from and from the built-house of and from the house of HC/R/Ncmsc אָבִ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father's house your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which which HTr אַרְאֶֽ/ךָּ 𐤀𐤓𐤀/𐤊 areekha I will show you I will cause you to see I will cause you to see HVhi1cs/Sp2ms
Verse 4
went and he went and he went Abram Exalted Father Averam as as that which as that which had spoken he declared he spoke to him toward him to him the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and went and he went and he went with him with him with him Lot Lot Lot and Abram and Exalted-Father and Averam was son son seventy five five years cycles of years years and five and seventy and seventy years old year-cycle year-cycle when he departed in his going out in his going out from Haran from Haran from Charan
וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֤ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe-2 and went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אִתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms ל֑וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp וְ/אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 veaveram and Abram and Exalted-Father and Averam HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) was son son HNcmsc חָמֵ֤שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh seventy five five HAcfsa שָׁנִים֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa וְ/שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 veshiveim and five and seventy and seventy HC/Acbpa שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years old year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa בְּ/צֵאת֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤅 betseto when he departed in his going out in his going out HR/Vqc/Sp3ms מֵ/חָרָֽן 𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤍 mecharan from Haran from Haran from Charan HR/Np
Verse 5
took and he took and he took Abram Exalted Father Averam (direct object marker) object-marker [·] Sarai Sarai Saray his wife his woman his woman and and object-marker [·] Lot Lot Lot son son son of his brother his brother his brother and and object-marker [·] all entirety of all of their possessions their acquired goods their acquired goods that that-which that which they had accumulated they accumulated they accumulated and and object-marker [·] the people the living being the living being that that-which that which they had acquired they did they made in Haran Haran in Charan they went out and they went out and they went out to go to go to go to the land earthward to the land of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan they came they came they came to the land earthward to the land of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan
וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָם֩ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo שָׂרַ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 saray Sarai Sarai Saray HNp אִשְׁתּ֜/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To ל֣וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc אָחִ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv of his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙ 𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔/𐤌 rekhusham their possessions their acquired goods their acquired goods HNcmsc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr רָכָ֔שׁוּ 𐤓𐤊𐤔𐤅 rakhashu they had accumulated they accumulated they accumulated HVqp3cp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/נֶּ֖פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanefesh the people the living being the living being HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they had acquired they did they made HVqp3cp בְ/חָרָ֑ן 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤍 vecharan in Haran Haran in Charan HR/Np וַ/יֵּצְא֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu they went out and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp לָ/לֶ֨כֶת֙ 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go to go HR/Vqc אַ֣רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah Ayé (Yoruba) to the land earthward to the land HNcbsc/Sd כְּנַ֔עַן 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou they came they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אַ֥רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah-2 Ayé (Yoruba) to the land earthward to the land HNcbsc/Sd כְּנָֽעַן 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan-2 of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp
Verse 7
appeared and he was seen and he was seen the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward to Abram Exalted Father Averam and said and he said and he said to your descendants to your seed to your seed I will give I will give I will give [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the land the earth the land this this one this one and built and he built and he built there in that place there an altar sacrifice-place altar to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh who had appeared the appearing one who appeared to him toward him to him
וַ/יֵּרָ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayera appeared and he was seen and he was seen HC/VNw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לְ/זַ֨רְעֲ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 lezareakha to your descendants to your seed to your seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֶתֵּ֖ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֑את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this one HTd/Pdxfs וַ/יִּ֤בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven akha (Zulu) and built and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD מִזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebecha an altar sacrifice-place altar HNcmsa לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np הַ/נִּרְאֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤄 hanireeh who had appeared the appearing one who appeared HTd/VNrmsa אֵלָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 8
he moved on and he caused to move away and he moved on from there from there from there the hill country to the mountain to the mountain east from before eastward of Bethel to House of El to Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El pitched and he stretched out and he stretched out his tent his tent-dwelling his tent Bethel House of El Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El on the west from sea westward and Ai and the Ruin-Heap and the Ay on the east from before eastward he built and he built and he built there in that place there an altar sacrifice-place altar to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh called he called and he called on the name in name of in name of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֨ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤕𐤒 vayaeteq he moved on and he caused to move away and he moved on HC/Vhw3ms מִ/שָּׁ֜ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there from there HR/D הָ/הָ֗רָ/ה 𐤄/𐤄𐤓/𐤄 haharah the hill country to the mountain to the mountain HTd/Ncmsa/Sd מִ/קֶּ֛דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem east from before eastward HR/Ncmsa לְ/בֵֽית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt of Bethel to House of El to Beyt El HR/Np אֵ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el Bethel toward Beyt El HNp וַ/יֵּ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet pitched and he stretched out and he stretched out HC/Vqw3ms אָהֳלֹ֑/ה 𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤄 aholoh his tent his tent-dwelling his tent HNcmsc/Sp3ms בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֤ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 Bethel toward Beyt El HNp מִ/יָּם֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam on the west from sea westward HR/Ncmsa וְ/הָ/עַ֣י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤉 vehaay and Ai and the Ruin-Heap and the Ay HC/Td/Np מִ/קֶּ֔דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem-2 on the east from before eastward HR/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽבֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven akha (Zulu) he built and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebecha an altar sacrifice-place altar HNcmsa לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem on the name in name of in name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 11
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass when as that which when he was about to enter he brought near he drew near to enter to come in to enter Egypt toward Mitsrayim from Mitserayim he said and he said and he said to toward to Sarai Sarai Saray his wife his woman his woman Behold Look! look now please please I know I knew I knew that for/because that woman woman woman beautiful beautiful of beautiful of in appearance visible appearance visible appearance you are you you
וַ/יְהִ֕י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher when as that which when HR/Tr הִקְרִ֖יב 𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 hiqeriv he was about to enter he brought near he drew near HVhp3ms לָ/ב֣וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to enter to come in to enter HR/Vqc מִצְרָ֑יְמָ/ה 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤄 mitserayemah Egypt toward Mitsrayim from Mitserayim HNp/Sd וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR שָׂרַ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 saray Sarai Sarai Saray HNp אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe יָדַ֔עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I knew I knew HVqp1cs כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC אִשָּׁ֥ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah woman woman woman HNcfsa יְפַת 𐤉𐤐𐤕 yefat Yɛ fɛ (Fante) beautiful beautiful of beautiful of HAafsc מַרְאֶ֖ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh in appearance visible appearance visible appearance HNcmsa אָֽתְּ 𐤀𐤕 ate you are you you HPp2fs
Verse 12
it will come to pass and he/it became and it will be when for/because when they see they will see they will see you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) [·] the Egyptians the Mitsrayimites the Mitserim and they will say and they said and they will say his wife his woman his woman this this one this one and they will kill and they killed and they will kill me me (object‑marked) [·] but you and you (fem.) [·] they will let live they cause to live they will cause to live
וְ/הָיָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah it will come to pass and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC יִרְא֤וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu they see they will see they will see HVqi3mp אֹתָ/ךְ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otakhe you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) [·] HTo/Sp2fs הַ/מִּצְרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 hamitserim the Egyptians the Mitsrayimites the Mitserim HTd/Ngmpa וְ/אָמְר֖וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veameru and they will say and they said and they will say HC/Vqp3cp אִשְׁתּ֣/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms זֹ֑את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs וְ/הָרְג֥וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 veharegu vanga (Kikongo) and they will kill and they killed and they will kill HC/Vqp3cp אֹתִ֖/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs וְ/אֹתָ֥/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤊 veotakhe but you and you (fem.) [·] HC/To/Sp2fs יְחַיּֽוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤅 yechayu they will let live they cause to live they will cause to live HVpi3mp
Verse 16
and to Abram and to Exalted Father and to Averam dealt well he made good he made it be good for her sake for her sake for her sake and he had and he became and it was to him — to him sheep small livestock flock small livestock flock and cattle and cattle and cattle and donkeys and male donkeys and male donkeys and menservants male servants and male servants and maidservants and female slaves and maidservants and female donkeys female donkeys female donkeys and camels and camels and camels
וּ/לְ/אַבְרָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 uleaveram and to Abram and to Exalted Father and to Averam HC/R/Np הֵיטִ֖יב 𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁 heytiv dealt well he made good he made it be good HVhp3ms בַּ/עֲבוּרָ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓/𐤄 baavurah for her sake for her sake for her sake HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וַֽ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and he had and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms ל֤/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms צֹאן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson sheep small livestock flock small livestock flock HNcbsa וּ/בָקָר֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaqar and cattle and cattle and cattle HC/Ncbsa וַ/חֲמֹרִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 vachamorim and donkeys and male donkeys and male donkeys HC/Ncbpa וַ/עֲבָדִים֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 vaavadim and menservants male servants and male servants HC/Ncmpa וּ/שְׁפָחֹ֔ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 ushefachot and maidservants and female slaves and maidservants HC/Ncfpa וַ/אֲתֹנֹ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤕 vaatonot and female donkeys female donkeys female donkeys HC/Ncfpa וּ/גְמַלִּֽים 𐤅/𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 ugemalim and camels and camels and camels HC/Ncmpa
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