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Genesis 12:4

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And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.	So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

So Abram^H87 departed^H3212, as the LORD^H3068 had spoken^H1696 unto him; and Lot^H3876 went^H3212 with him: and Abram^H87 was seventy^{H7657 H8141} and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he departed^H3318 out of Haran^H2771.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתֹּו לֹוט וְאַבְרָם בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה בְּצֵאתֹו מֵחָרָן׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ	va/i.Ye.lekh	H3212	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he went
אַבְרָ֗ם	'av.Ram	H87	HNp	Abram
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka./'a.Sher	H834	HR/Tr	just/ as
דִּבֶּ֤ר	di.Ber	H1696	HVpp3ms	he had said
אֵלָי/ו֙	'e.La/v	H413	HR/Sp3ms	to/ him
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ	va/i.Ye.lekh	H3212	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he went
אִתּ֖/וֹ	'i.T/o	H854	HR/Sp3ms	with/ him
ל֑וֹט	Lot	H3876	HNp	Lot
וְ/אַבְרָ֗ם	ve./'av.Ram	H87	HC/Np	and/ Abram
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(was) a son of
חָמֵ֤שׁ	cha.Mesh	H2568	HAcfsa	five
שָׁנִים֙	sha.Nim	H8141	HNcfpa	years
וְ/שִׁבְעִ֣ים	ve./shiv.'Im	H7657	HC/Acbpa	and/ seventy
שָׁנָ֔ה	sha.Nah	H8141	HNcfsa	year(s)
בְּ/צֵאת֖/וֹ	be./tze.T/o	H3318	HR/Vqc/Sp3ms	when/ came out/ he
מֵ/חָרָֽן	me./cha.Ran	H2771	HR/Np	from/ Haran

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H87 — אַבְרָם (ʼAbrâm, ab-rawm'): contracted from אֲבִירָם; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham; Abram.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
• H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
• H2771 — חָרָן (Chârân, kaw-rawn'): from חָרַר; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place; Haran.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3318 — יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
• H3876 — לוֹט (Lôwṭ, lote): the same as לוֹט; Lot, Abraham's nephew; Lot.
• H7657 — שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, shib-eem'): multiple of שֶׁבַע; seventy; seventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and Lot — Genesis 11:27
• departed out — Hebrews 11:8

Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:24, Genesis 17:26, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:43, 1 Kings 17:15, Ezekiel 27:23, Matthew 21:6, Acts 7:4

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ABRAHAM OR ABRAM, LOT, OBEDIENCE-DISOBEDIENCE
• Torrey’s: CANAANITES, THE
• Nave’s: ABRAHAM, CANAAN, COURAGE, FAITH, HARAN, LOT, OBEDIENCE, RELIGION

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