Genesis 13:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 13:18 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 →
וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ל
ʼâhal
H167
to pitch a tent
אַבְרָ֗ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
וַיָּבֹ֛א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֵּ֛שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י
ʼêlôwn
H436
oak
מַמְרֵ֖א
Mamrêʼ
H4471
Mamre
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן
Chebrôwn
H2275
Hebron
וַיִּֽבֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
שָׁ֥ם
shâm
H8033
there
מִזְבֵּ֖חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לַֽיהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Abram moved his tents and went and settled by the terebinth trees of Mamre that near Hebron, and there he built an altar to Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).