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Genesis 20:1

וַיִּסַּ֨ע
nâçaʻ
and — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
מִשָּׁ֤ם
shâm
from — there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
אַבְרָהָם֙
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
אַ֣רְצָה
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
הַנֶּ֔גֶב
negeb
the — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
and — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
בֵּין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
קָדֵ֖שׁ
Qâdêsh
Kadesh, a place in the Desert
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
and — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
שׁ֑וּר
Shûwr
Shur, a region of the Desert
וַיָּ֖גָר
gûwr
and — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
בִּגְרָֽר
Gᵉrâr
in/with/by — Gerar, a Philistine city
Genesis 20:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.
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Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.
Genesis 20:1
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