Strong's Lexicon Now there was וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone a famine רָעָ֖ב (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7458: 1) famine, hunger 1a) famine (in land, nation) 1a1) of Jehovah's word (fig) 1b) hunger (of individuals) in the land. בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan So Abram אַבְרָ֤ם (’aḇ·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 87: Abram = 'exalted father' 1) original name of Abraham went down וַיֵּ֨רֶד (way·yê·reḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down to Egypt מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ (miṣ·ray·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt = 'land of the Copts' n pr loc 1) a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows Egyptians = 'double straits' adj 2) the inhabitants or natives of Egypt to live there שָׁ֔ם (šām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) for a while לָג֣וּר (lā·ḡūr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1481: 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time 1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell 1b) (Hithpolel) 1b1) to seek hospitality with 1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to stir up strife 2a2) to quarrel 2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid 3a) (Qal) 3a1) to fear, be afraid 3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore the famine הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7458: 1) famine, hunger 1a) famine (in land, nation) 1a1) of Jehovah's word (fig) 1b) hunger (of individuals) was severe. כָבֵ֥ד (ḵā·ḇêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3515: 1) heavy, great 1a) heavy 1b) massive, abundant, numerous 1c) heavy, dull 1d) hard, difficult, burdensome 1e) very oppressive, numerous, rich Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. Young's Literal Translation And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine [is] grievous in the land; Holman Christian Standard Bible There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine in the land was severe. New American Standard Bible Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. King James Bible And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land. Parallel Verses New International Version Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. New Living Translation At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. English Standard Version Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. New American Standard Bible Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. King James Bible And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. Holman Christian Standard Bible There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine in the land was severe. International Standard Version There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live because the famine was so severe. NET Bible There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe. American Standard Version And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land. English Revised Version And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land. Young's Literal Translation And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine is grievous in the land; Cross References Genesis 26:1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. Genesis 41:57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. Genesis 42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. Genesis 43:1 And the famine was sore in the land. Ruth 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 Samuel 21:1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. Genesis 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. Genesis 12:11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: Jump to Previous Abram Dwell Egypt Famine Food Foreigner Grievous Live Severe Sojourn Sore TowardsJump to Next Abram Dwell Egypt Famine Food Foreigner Grievous Live Severe Sojourn Sore TowardsLinks Genesis 12:10 NIVGenesis 12:10 NLT Genesis 12:10 ESV Genesis 12:10 NASB Genesis 12:10 KJV Genesis 12:10 Bible Apps Genesis 12:10 Parallel Genesis 12:10 Biblia Paralela Genesis 12:10 Chinese Bible Genesis 12:10 French Bible Genesis 12:10 German Bible Genesis 12:10 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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