Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier New Living Translation From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. English Standard Version And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, Berean Standard Bible 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, 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; New King James Version And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, New American Standard Bible And 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, NASB 1995 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, NASB 1977 And 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, Legacy Standard Bible And 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, Amplified Bible He journeyed on from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 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, 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, American Standard Version 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, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he went on to his journey from the south and unto BaythEil, as far as to the place where he had pitched his tent at the first, between BaythEil and Ai; Brenton Septuagint Translation And he went to the place whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Baethel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Baethel and Aggai, Contemporary English Version Abram moved from place to place in the Southern Desert. And finally, he went north and set up his tents between Bethel and Ai, Douay-Rheims Bible And he returned by the way that he came, from the south to Bethel, to the place where before he had pitched his tent between Bethel and Hai: English Revised Version 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; 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, Good News Translation Then he left there and moved from place to place, going toward Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before International Standard Version He journeyed by stages from the Negev to Bethel, the place where his tent had formerly been, between Bethel and Ai, JPS Tanakh 1917 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; Literal Standard Version And he goes on his journeys from the south, even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai— Majority Standard Bible 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, New American Bible From the Negeb he traveled by stages toward Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly stood, 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. New Revised Standard Version He journeyed on by stages from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, New Heart English Bible He went on his journeys from the Negev even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, Webster's Bible Translation 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; World English Bible 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, Young's Literal Translation 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 -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abram and Lot Part Ways…2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold. 3From 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, 4to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.… Cross References Hebrews 11:9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Genesis 12:8 From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD. Genesis 12:9 And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev. Numbers 13:17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, "Go up through the Negev and into the hill country. Treasury of Scripture And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; from. Genesis 12:6,8,9 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land… Beth-el and Hai. Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Jump to Previous Ai Beginning Bethel Beth-El Commencement Earlier Far Hai Journeyed Journeyings Journeys Negeb Negev South Tent TravellingJump to Next Ai Beginning Bethel Beth-El Commencement Earlier Far Hai Journeyed Journeyings Journeys Negeb Negev South Tent TravellingGenesis 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. Verses 3, 4. - And he went on his journeys. Literally, in his journeyings or stations!cf. Genesis 11:2; Exodus 17:1; Numbers 10:6, 12). The renderings καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὅθεν η΅λθεν (LXX.) and reversus est per iter quo venerat (Vulgate) imply without warrant that he used the same camping grounds in his ascent which he had previously occupied in his descent. From the south even to Bethel (vide Genesis 12:8), unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning. Before his emigration into Egypt, i.e. not to Shechem, the site of his first altar, where probably he had not encamped for any length of time, if at all, but to a spot between Bethel and Ai (the exact situation being more minutely described as) unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. After entering the promised land. In reality it was the second altar he had erected (vide Genesis 12:7, 8). And there Abram called on the name of the Lord. Professed the true and pure worship of God (Calvin); preached and taught his family and Canaanitish neighbors the true religion (Luther). Vide Genesis 12:8; Genesis 4:26. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew From the Negevמִנֶּ֖גֶב (min·ne·ḡeḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south he journeyed וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk from place to place לְמַסָּעָ֔יו (lə·mas·sā·‘āw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4550: A pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey toward בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew Bethel, אֵ֑ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah until he came וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the place הַמָּק֗וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition between בֵּ֥ין (bên) Preposition Strong's 996: An interval, space between Bethel אֵ֖ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah and Ai הָעָֽי׃ (hā·‘āy) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that his tent אָֽהֳלוֹ֙ (’ā·ho·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 168: A tent had formerly בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה (bat·tə·ḥil·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original been pitched, הָ֨יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be Links Genesis 13:3 NIVGenesis 13:3 NLT Genesis 13:3 ESV Genesis 13:3 NASB Genesis 13:3 KJV Genesis 13:3 BibleApps.com Genesis 13:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 13:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 13:3 French Bible Genesis 13:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 13:3 He went on his journeys (Gen. 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