and — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journeyמִשָּׁ֤ם
shâm
from — there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceאַבְרָהָם֙
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abramאַ֣רְצָה
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 marryבֵּין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...orקָדֵ֖שׁ
Qâdêsh
Kadesh, a place in the Desertוּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
and — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...orשׁ֑וּר
Shûwr
Shur, a region of the Desertוַיָּ֖גָר
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)
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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.
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