Genesis 13:3
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;
Genesis 13:3 in other translations
| BSB | From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched, |
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| WEB | He went on his journeys from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, |
| ASV | And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai, |
| YLT | And he goeth on his journeyings from the south, even unto Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai-- |
| DARBY | And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai; |
| BBE | And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai; |
| Webster | And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; |
What does Genesis 13:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 13:1-4
Abram was very rich: he was very heavy, so the Hebrew word is; for riches are a burden; and they that will be rich, do but load themselves with thick clay, Ha 2:6. There is a burden of care in getting riches, fear in keeping them, temptation in using them, guilt in abusing them, sorrow in losing them, and a burden of account at last to be given up about them. Yet God in his providence sometimes makes good men rich…
Genesis 13:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 13:3
- 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.
- Genesis 12:8-9
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el 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. And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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Context
- Genesis 13:2
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- Genesis 13:3
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;
- Genesis 13:4
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
Genesis 13:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volvió por sus jornadas de la parte del Mediodía hacia Bethel, hasta el lugar donde había estado antes su tienda entre Bethel y Hai; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il s’en alla, en ses traites, du midi jusqu’à Béthel, jusqu’au lieu où était sa tente au commencement, entre Béthel et Aï, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ging auf seinen Zügen vom Süden bis Bethel, bis zu dem Orte, wo im Anfang sein Zelt gewesen war, zwischen Bethel und Ai, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Reversusque est per iter, quo venerat, a meridie in Bethel, usque ad locum ubi prius fixerat tabernaculum inter Bethel et Hai, |