Genesis 13:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
on his journeysלְמַסָּעָ֔יו
(le·mas·sa·'av,)
4550: a pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journeyfrom nasa
from the Negevמִנֶּ֖גֶב
(min·ne·gev)
5045: south country, the Negeb, southfrom an unused word
as farוְעַד־
(ve·'ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
as Bethel,אֵ֑ל
(el;)
1008: "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judahfrom bayith and el
to the placeהַמָּקֹ֗ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
whereאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
his tent(אָֽהֳלֹו֙
(a·ho·lov)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
had beenהָ֨יָה
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
at the beginning,בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה
(bat·te·chil·lah,)
8462: a beginningfrom chalal
betweenבֵּ֥ין
(bein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
Bethelאֵ֖ל
(el)
1008: "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judahfrom bayith and el
and Ai,הָעָֽי׃
(ha·'ai.)
5857: a Canaanite cityof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And he went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
on his journeys
macca`  (mas-sah')
a departure (from striking the tents), i.e. march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure) -- journey(-ing).
from the south
negeb  (neh'-gheb)
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) -- south (country, side, -ward).
even to Bethel
Beyth-'El  (bayth-ale')
house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
unto the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
where his tent
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
had been
hayah  (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
at the beginning
tchillah  (tekh-il-law')
a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly) -- begin(-ning), first (time).
between Bethel
Beyth-'El  (bayth-ale')
house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
and Hai
`Ay  (ah'ee)
Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine -- Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

King James Bible
And 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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been,

International Standard Version
He journeyed by stages from the Negev to Bethel, the place where his tent had formerly been, between Bethel and Ai,

NET Bible
And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He traveled from place to place. He went from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the area between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been originally,

King James 2000 Bible
And he went on his journeys from the Negeb even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai;
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