KJV King James Version
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
WEB World English Bible
Abram traveled, going on still toward the South.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south.
Surrounding context — Genesis 12
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:
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This [is] his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
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Genesis 13:3And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;Genesis 13:1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.Genesis 24:62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.Hebrews 11:13-14These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.Psalm 105:13When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
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