Genesis 12:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 12:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אַבְרָם֩
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׂרַ֨י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ל֣וֹט
Lôwṭ
H3876
Lot
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אָחִ֗יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
רְכוּשָׁם֙
rᵉkûwsh
H7399
property
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
רָכָ֔שׁוּ
râkash
H7408
to gather
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְחָרָ֑ן
Chârân
H2771
Haran
וַיֵּצְא֗וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לָלֶ֨כֶת֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַ֣רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אַ֥רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנָֽעַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls who they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Into the land of Canaan they came.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot the son of his brother and all their possessions that they had accumulated and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. Then they came to the land of Canaan.
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