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Genesis 12:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:


Genesis 12:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 12:114 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אַבְרָ֔םʾabərām
AbramnounH87
לֶךְlekə
awayverbH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
לְ/ךָ֛ləkā
pron
מֵ/אַרְצְ/ךָ֥mēʾarəṣəkā
from land yourpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וּ/מִ/מּֽוֹלַדְתְּ/ךָ֖wmimwōladətəkā
and from kindred yourconjH4138
born · issue · kindred · native
וּ/מִ/בֵּ֣יתwmibēyt
and from the household ofconjH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
אָבִ֑י/ךָʾābiykā
father yournounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הָ/אָ֖רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
אַרְאֶֽ/ךָּʾarəʾekā
I will show youverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Amara DialloNote2mo ago
Get Out of Your Country
God tells Abraham to get out - out of your country, your kindred, your father's house. It's a severance. Abraham is told to leave belonging and familiarity. My family emigrated, and my grandfather ta...
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