Genesis 12:4

Genesis 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Abram departed, 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.
• New International Version (NIV)So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Context of Genesis 12:4

2Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing. 3I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name.” So Abram left, just as the Lord had told him to do, and Lot went with him. (Now Abram was 75 years old when he departed from Haran.) 5And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they left for the land of Canaan. They entered the land of Canaan. 6Abram traveled through the land as far as the oak tree of Moreh at Shechem. (At that time the Canaanites were in the land.)

Genesis 12:4 word by word

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַבְרָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ ל֑וֹט וְאַבְרָ֗ם בֶּן־חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּצֵאת֖וֹ מֵחָרָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto him; and Lotלוֹטlôţ · LotH3876
• seventyשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he departedיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• out of Haranחָרָןchârân · HaranH2771

Cross-references for Genesis 12:4

• Genesis 11:27This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

Commentaries on Genesis 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And Abram was seventy and five years old - As Abram was now seventy-five years old, and his father Terah had just died, at the age of two hundred and five, consequently Terah must have been one hundred and thirty when Abram was born; and the seventieth year of his age mentioned Genesis 11:26, was the period at which Haran, not Abram, was born. See on Genesis 11 (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Call of Abram 6. שׁכם shekem Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where afterward is built the town called at first Shekem, then Flavia Neapolis, and now Nablous. אלון 'ēlôn “the oak;” related: “be lasting, strong.” מורה môreh In Onkelos “plain;” Moreh, “archer, early rain, teacher.” Here the name of a man who owned the oak that marked the spot. In the Septuagint it is rendered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-5Verses 4-5 Abram believed that the blessing of the Almighty would make up for all he could lose or leave behind, supply all his wants, and answer and exceed all his desires; and he knew that nothing but misery would follow disobedience. Such believers, being justified by faith in Christ, have peace with God. They hold on their way to Canaan. They are not discouraged by the difficulties in their way, nor drawn aside by the delights they meet with. Those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Abram was middle-aged, settled, wealthy, and of high social status. He worshiped many gods (see study note on 11:27–32). When the Lord spoke to him (12:1–3), he obediently left his old ways in Ur to follow God's plan. Because Abram responded in faith, God could confirm his promises (12:2–3) in a binding covenant (15:8–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. Now the Lord had said unto Abram--It pleased God, who has often been found of them who sought Him not, to reveal Himself to Abraham perhaps by a miracle; and the conversion of Abraham is one of the most remarkable in Bible history. Get thee out of thy country--His being brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God had probably been a considerable time before. This call included two promises: the first, showing the land of his future posterity…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 12:4

• Abraham
• Canaan
• Courage
• Faith
• Haran
• Lot
• Obedience
• Religion

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Commentaries on Genesis 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings