Genesis 37:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב
(ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
livedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁב
(vai·ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whereמְגוּרֵ֣י
(me·gu·rei)
4033: a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourningfrom gur
his fatherאָבִ֑יו
(a·viv;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
had sojourned, 
 
4033: a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourningfrom gur
in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Canaan.כְּנָֽעַן׃
(ke·na·'an.)
3667a: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordanfrom kana


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
wherein his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
was a stranger
maguwr  (maw-goor')
a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence -- dwelling, pilgrimage, where sojourn, be a stranger.
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Canaan
Kna`an  (ken-ah'-an)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him -- Canaan, merchant, traffick.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

King James Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.

International Standard Version
Jacob continued to live in the land they were occupying, where his father had journeyed in the territory of Canaan.

NET Bible
But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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