Genesis 12 · Verse 5

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.
Genesis 12:5, King James Version

Genesis 12:5 in other translations

BSBAnd Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
WEBAbram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they went to go into the land of Canaan. They entered into the land of Canaan.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan.
DARBYAnd Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had acquired, and the souls that they had obtained in Haran, and they went out to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
BBEAnd Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.
WebsterAnd 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 to go forth into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

What does Genesis 12:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. into the land of Canaan ... they came--with his wife and an orphan nephew. Abram reached his destination in safety, and thus the first promise was made good.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The souls that they had gotten in Haran - This may apply either to the persons who were employed in the service of Abram, or to the persons he had been the instrument of converting to the knowledge of the true God; and in this latter sense the Chaldee paraphrasts understood the passage, translating it, The souls of those whom they proselyted in Haran. They went forth to go into the land of Canaan - A good land, possessed by a bad people, who for their iniquities were to be expelled, see Lev 18:25. And this land was made a type of the kingdom of God. Probably the whole of this transaction may have a farther meaning than that which appears in the letter. As Abram left his own country, father's house, and kindred, took at the command of God a journey to this promised land, nor ceased till be arrived in it; so should we cast aside every weight, come out from among the workers of iniquity, set out for the kingdom of God, nor ever rest till we reach the heavenly country. How many set out for the kingdom of heaven, make good progress for a time in their journey, but halt before the race is finished! Not so Abram; he went forth to go into the land of Canaan, and into the land of Canaan he came. Reader, go thou and do likewise.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 12:4-5

Abram believed that the blessing of the Almighty would make up for all he could lose or leave behind, supply all his wants, and answer and exceed all his desires; and he knew that nothing but misery would follow disobedience. Such believers, being justified by faith in Christ, have peace with God. They hold on their way to Canaan. They are not discouraged by the difficulties in their way, nor drawn aside by the…

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Genesis 12:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אַבְרָם֩'av.RamAbramH87
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiSaraiH8297
אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
ל֣וֹטLotLotH3876
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אָחִ֗יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
רְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.Shampossession[s] theirH7399
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
רָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuthey had accumulatedH7408
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe person[s]H5315
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Suthey had acquiredH6213
בְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.Ranin HaranH2771
וַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH3318
לָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetto goH1980
אַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] land of towardsH776
כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
אַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] land of towardsH776
כְּנָֽעַן\׃ke.Na.'anCanaanH3667

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 12:5

  • Genesis 14:14

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

  • Acts 7:4

    Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

  • Hebrews 11:8-9

    By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

  • Genesis 10:19

    And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

  • Genesis 14:21

    And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

  • Genesis 46:5-26

    And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the souls.
14:14,21; *marg:
46:5-26
in.
11:31
and into.
10:19; Ac 7:4; Heb 11:8,9
Canaan.So called from Canaan the son of Ham, lies between the Mediterranean sea on the west, the wilderness of Paran, Idumea, and Egypt on the south, the mountains of Arabia on the east, and the mountains of Lebanon and Phoenicia on the north. Its length, from Dan to Beersheba, is about 200 miles, and its breadth, from the Mediterranean sea to its eastern borders, about 90.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 12:4

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Genesis 12:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron para ir á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Abram prit Saraï, sa femme, et Lot, fils de son frère, et tout leur bien qu’ils avaient amassé, et les âmes qu’ils avaient acquises à Charan, et ils sortirent pour aller au pays de Canaan; et ils entrèrent au pays de Canaan.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Abram nahm Sarai, sein Weib, und Lot, seines Bruders Sohn, und alle ihre Habe, die sie erworben, und die Seelen, die sie in Haran gewonnen hatten, und sie zogen aus, um in das Land Kanaan zu gehen; und sie kamen in das Land Kanaan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tulitque Sarai uxorem suam, et Lot filium fratris sui, universamque substantiam quam possederant, et animas quas fecerant in Haran: et egressi sunt ut irent in terram Chanaan. Cumque venissent in eam,