Genesis 12:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 12:8 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 →
וַיַּעְתֵּ֨ק
ʻâthaq
H6275
to advance
מִשָּׁ֜ם
shâm
H8033
there
הָהָ֗רָה
har
H2022
mountain
מִקֶּ֛דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
לְבֵֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֖ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וַיֵּ֣ט
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אָהֳלֹ֑ה
ʼôhel
H168
tent
בֵּֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֤ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
מִיָּם֙
yâm
H3220
sea
וְהָעַ֣י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
מִקֶּ֔דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
וַיִּֽבֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
שָׁ֤ם
shâm
H8033
there
מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּקְרָ֖א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְּשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then from there he went on to the mountains to the east of Bethel and pitched his tents, Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to Yahweh, and he called on the name of Yahweh.
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