Genesis 13:17
New International Version
Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

New Living Translation
Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.”

English Standard Version
Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

Berean Standard Bible
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

King James Bible
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

New King James Version
Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”

New American Standard Bible
Arise, walk about in the land through its length and width; for I will give it to you.”

NASB 1995
“Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.”

NASB 1977
“Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.”

Amplified Bible
Arise, walk (make a thorough reconnaissance) around in the land, through its length and its width, for I will give it to you.”

Christian Standard Bible
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.”

American Standard Version
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.

Contemporary English Version
Now walk back and forth across the land, because I am going to give it to you.

English Revised Version
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Go! Walk back and forth across the entire land because I will give it to you."

Good News Translation
Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you."

International Standard Version
Get up! Walk throughout the length and breadth of the land, because I'm going to give it to you."

Majority Standard Bible
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

NET Bible
Get up and walk throughout the land, for I will give it to you."

New Heart English Bible
Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth; for I will give it to you."

Webster's Bible Translation
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee.

World English Bible
Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to you I give it.”

Young's Literal Translation
rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to thee I give it.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Arise to walk in the land according to its length and according to its breadth; for to thee will I give it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Arise and walk through the land in the length, and in the breadth thereof: for I will give it to thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Arise and walk through the land in its length, and breadth. For I will give it to you.”

New American Bible
Get up and walk through the land, across its length and breadth, for I give it to you.

New Revised Standard Version
Rise up, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to you.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Arise; walk in the land to its length and to its width because to you I shall give it.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Arise and traverse the land, both in the length of it and in the breadth; for to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Renews the Promise to Abram
16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. 17Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.” 18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.…

Cross References
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Genesis 28:13-15
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Genesis 35:12
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

Exodus 6:8
And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”

Exodus 23:30-31
Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. / And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

Deuteronomy 1:8
See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.

Joshua 1:3-4
I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.

Joshua 13:1
Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

Nehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Psalm 105:9-11
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Acts 7:5
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

Romans 4:13
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.


Treasury of Scripture

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Genesis 13
1. Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.
6. Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.
8. Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,
10. and Lot goes toward Sodom.
14. God renews his promise to Abram.
18. He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.














Get up
The phrase "Get up" is a call to action, a divine imperative that signifies readiness and obedience. In Hebrew, the word used here is "קוּם" (qum), which means to arise or stand. This command from God to Abram is not just physical but spiritual, urging him to rise in faith and trust in God's promises. It reflects a moment of transition and preparation for receiving God's blessings.

and walk around the land
The act of walking around the land is symbolic of taking possession. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, walking through a land was a customary way to claim ownership. The Hebrew word "הִתְהַלֵּךְ" (hithalekh) implies a continuous, deliberate action. This command to Abram is an invitation to explore and experience the vastness of God's promise, reinforcing the idea that faith requires action and engagement with God's promises.

through its length and width
This phrase emphasizes the vastness and completeness of the land God is giving to Abram. The Hebrew words "אָרֶךְ" (orekh) for length and "רֹחַב" (rochav) for width suggest a comprehensive survey of the land. It signifies the boundless nature of God's blessings and the thoroughness with which Abram is to embrace God's gift. Historically, this reflects the promise of a homeland for Abram's descendants, a central theme in the narrative of Israel.

for I will give it to you
This promise is the culmination of God's covenant with Abram. The Hebrew word "נָתַן" (natan) means to give, indicating a gift from God that is both gracious and assured. This divine promise is foundational to the Abrahamic covenant, underscoring God's faithfulness and sovereignty. It is a reminder that God's promises are not earned but given, and they require faith to be fully realized. This assurance would have been a source of hope and encouragement for Abram and his descendants, reinforcing their identity as God's chosen people.

(17) Walk through the land.--Repeated change of scene is not merely one of the pleasures of the nomad life, but also a necessity; for the uplands, covered with rich herbage in the spring, are usually burnt up in summer, and in the winter are exposed to driving winds and rain-storms. In these journeyings Abram is now to have the tranquil pleasure of feeling that his seed will inherit each beautiful spot that he visits, and that he is taking possession of it, and hallowing it for them.

Verse 17. - Arise. According to a common mode of Oriental speech, pleonastically affixed to verbs of going, going forward, and of setting about anything with impulse (Gesenius, p. 727; cf. Genesis 22:3; Job 1:20). Walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it. To be understood not as a literal direction, but as an intimation that he might leisurely survey his inheritance with the calm assurance that it was his. For I will give it unto thee.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Get up
ק֚וּם (qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and walk
הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ (hiṯ·hal·lêḵ)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

around the land,
בָּאָ֔רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

through its length
לְאָרְכָּ֖הּ (lə·’ā·rə·kāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 753: Length

and width—
וּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּ (ū·lə·rā·ḥə·bāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I will give it
אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃ (’et·tə·nen·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to you.”
לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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