Verse 8
Genesis 12:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched
his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called
on the LORD’s name.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֨ק מִ/שָּׁ֜ם הָ/הָ֗רָ/ה מִ/קֶּ֛דֶם לְ/בֵֽית אֵ֖ל וַ/יֵּ֣ט אָהֳלֹ֑/ה בֵּֽית אֵ֤ל מִ/יָּם֙ וְ/הָ/עַ֣י מִ/קֶּ֔דֶם וַ/יִּֽבֶן שָׁ֤ם מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
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Chapter 12 Context
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4
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5
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7
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8
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his tent, having Bethel o...
9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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