Chapter 12
Genesis 12:8
RBT Hebrew Literal:
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he will remove from thence to the mountain from the cast of the house of God, and shall stretch forth his tent; Bethel from the sea, and Hai from the east, and he shall build there an altar to Jehovah, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.
And he will remove from thence to the mountain from the cast of the house of God, and shall stretch forth his tent; Bethel from the sea, and Hai from the east, and he shall build there an altar to Jehovah, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.
LITV Translation:
And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and stretched his tent with Bethel toward the sea, and Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.
And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and stretched his tent with Bethel toward the sea, and Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.
ESV Translation:
From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Bethel, and there he pitched his tent in Bethel near the sea, and Ai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.
And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Bethel, and there he pitched his tent in Bethel near the sea, and Ai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.
Footnotes
| 476 | The sea was used to represent the direction opposite “front” (a.k.a. East) and as such gets translated “west”. See Strong’s #3220. The Septuagint (LXX) also used the word thalassa (Sea) for “west”, i.e kata thalassa, according to the west, and anatolé (rising) for “east”, i.e. kata anatolé, according to the rising. Stretching Out the Tent This is one of lingos of Heaven and how she is “covered”. Recall that the “expanse” of Heaven is a word that means “vault” or “canopy” (See note on Genesis 1:6). And He stretches out the dual-heavens, and descends, And thick darkness is under His feet. Psalm 18:9 literal |
| 477 | An inference to the Whole inheritance, from the Sea to the Ruined-one (Ai, #5857), a place in Humbled (Canaan). |