KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 12:8
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Genesis 12
5 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.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land.
7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
8 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.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּעְתֵּ֨קH6275 · a.taqto proceedמִשָּׁ֜םH8033 · shamthereהָהָ֗רָהH2022 · harmountain: mountמִקֶּ֛דֶםH6924 · qe.demEastלְבֵֽית־H1008 · bet-elBethelאֵ֖לH1008 · bet-elBethelוַיֵּ֣טH5186 · na.tahto stretchאָהְָל֑וֹH168 · o.heltentבֵּֽית־H1008 · bet-elBethelאֵ֤לH1008 · bet-elBethelמִיָּם֙H3220 · yamseaוְהָעַ֣יH5857 · ayAiמִקֶּ֔דֶםH6924 · qe.demEastוַיִּֽבֶן־H1129 · ba.nahto buildשָׁ֤םH8033 · shamthereמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙H4196 · miz.be.achaltarלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּקְרָ֖אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toבְּשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Nehemiah 11:31The children also of Benjamin from Geba [dwelt] at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and [in] their villages,Genesis 4:26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.Genesis 21:33And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.Genesis 28:19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:Genesis 13:4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.Psalm 116:4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.Romans 10:12-14For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.Joshua 8:17And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.Genesis 35:15-16And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.Joshua 7:2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.Joshua 8:3So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.Joshua 18:22And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,Isaiah 10:28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:Genesis 35:3And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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