--- title: Genesis 12 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 12 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Now the LORD said unto Abram: 'Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I wil --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 12 # Genesis 12 20 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [12:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.1/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם לֶךְ־לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃ — Now the LORD said unto Abram: 'Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee. - [12:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.2/) — וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ וֶהְיֵה בְּרָכָֽה׃ — And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing. - [12:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.3/) — וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ — And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' - [12:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.4/) — וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתּוֹ לוֹט וְאַבְרָם בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה בְּצֵאתוֹ מֵחָרָֽן׃ — So Abram went, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. - [12:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.5/) — וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃ — And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. - [12:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.6/) — וַיַּעֲבֹר אַבְרָם בָּאָרֶץ עַד מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם עַד אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ — And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. - [12:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.7/) — וַיֵּרָא יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָֽיו׃ — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said: 'Unto thy seed will I give this land'; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. - [12:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.8/) — וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵלבֵֽית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹהבֵּֽית־אֵלבֵּֽית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה׃ — And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. - [12:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.9/) — וַיִּסַּע אַבְרָם הָלוֹךְ וְנָסוֹעַ הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃פ — And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. - [12:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.10/) — וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וַיֵּרֶד אַבְרָם מִצְרַיְמָה לָגוּר שָׁם כִּֽי־כָבֵד הָרָעָב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ — 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. - [12:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.11/) — וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיב לָבוֹא מִצְרָיְמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ הִנֵּה־נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִשָּׁה יְפַת־מַרְאֶה אָֽתְּ׃ — 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. - [12:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.12/) — וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יִרְאוּ אֹתָךְ הַמִּצְרִים וְאָמְרוּ אִשְׁתּוֹ זֹאת וְהָרְגוּ אֹתִי וְאֹתָךְ יְחַיּֽוּ׃ — And it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say: This is his wife; and they will kill me, but thee they will keep alive. - [12:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.13/) — אִמְרִי־נָא אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ לְמַעַן יִֽיטַב־לִי בַעֲבוּרֵךְ וְחָיְתָה נַפְשִׁי בִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃ — Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.' - [12:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.14/) — וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא אַבְרָם מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרִים אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה כִּֽי־יָפָה הִוא מְאֹֽד׃ — And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. - [12:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.15/) — וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַֽלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹֽה׃ — And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. - [12:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.16/) — וּלְאַבְרָם הֵיטִיב בַּעֲבוּרָהּ וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ צֹאן־וּבָקָר וַחֲמֹרִים וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֹת וַאֲתֹנֹת וּגְמַלִּֽים׃ — And he dealt well with Abram for her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels. - [12:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.17/) — וַיְנַגַּע יְהוָה ׀ אֶת־פַּרְעֹה נְגָעִים גְּדֹלִים וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ עַל־דְּבַר שָׂרַי אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָֽם׃ — And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. - [12:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.18/) — וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה לְאַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לִּי לָמָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי כִּי אִשְׁתְּךָ הִֽוא׃ — And Pharaoh called Abram, and said: 'What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? - [12:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.19/) — לָמָה אָמַרְתָּ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וָאֶקַּח אֹתָהּ לִי לְאִשָּׁה וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ קַח וָלֵֽךְ׃ — Why saidst thou: She is my sister? so that I took her to be my wife; now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.' - [12:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.12.20/) — וַיְצַו עָלָיו פַּרְעֹה אֲנָשִׁים וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃ — And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him; and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had. - ← previous: [Genesis 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/11/) - next →: [Genesis 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/13/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)