Darby Translation NotesGenesis 12

1:1 God (a-4) Heb. Elohim, the plural of Eloah, 'the Supreme'. It is Deity in the absolute sense. Elohim will, in the text, appear only in the name of Jehovah Elohim; moreover, when Elohim following immediately on Jehovah has a grammatical adjunct, its place will be taken by the English word 'God'. see Gen. 9.26 and 24.7. Other Hebrew divine names translated as 'God' will be indicated as follows. Eloah +God; El, (meaning 'The Mighty,' see Gen. 14.18), *God. For the meaning of Jehovah, (Heb. Yahveh, or Yehveh), the ever-existing One, see Ex. 3.14,15; Isa. 40.28. For Jah, the existing One objectively, see Ex. 15.2; Ps. 68.4. The name seems to express absolute rather than continuous existence. For Adonai (a name of God, not merely a title), translated 'Lord', see Ezek. 2.4.

12:5 obtained (e-26) Lit. 'made.'

12:6 oak (f-14) Or 'plain.'

12:8 west, (a-21) Lit 'the sea.'

12:9 south. (b-10) Negeb, 'south country.' name for the region of Canaan (Judah) bordering on the desert.

12:11 now, (c-23) Lit. 'Behold, I pray thee.'

12:15 Pharaoh (d-5) See ch. 37.36.