8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 12:8:1 ⧉וַיַּעְתֵּ֨קvayatek{And} he moved on Genesis 12:8:2 ⧉מִשָּׁ֜םmishamfrom there Genesis 12:8:3 ⧉הָהָ֗רָהhaharato the hill country Genesis 12:8:4 ⧉מִקֶּ֛דֶםmikedemeast of Genesis 12:8:5 ⧉לְבֵֽית־אֵ֖לleveitelBethel Genesis 12:8:6 ⧉וַיֵּ֣טvayet{And} he pitched Genesis 12:8:7 ⧉אָהֳלֹ֑הaholohis tent Genesis 12:8:8 ⧉בֵּֽית־אֵ֤לbeitelBethel Genesis 12:8:9 ⧉מִיָּם֙miyamon the west Genesis 12:8:10 ⧉וְהָעַ֣יvehaaiand {the} Ai Genesis 12:8:11 ⧉מִקֶּ֔דֶםmikedemon the east Genesis 12:8:12 ⧉וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁ֤םvayivensham{And} he built there Genesis 12:8:13 ⧉מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙mizbeakhan altar Genesis 12:8:14 ⧉לֽ͏ַיהוָ֔הlayahwehto the LORD Genesis 12:8:15 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֖אvayikra{And} he called on Genesis 12:8:16 ⧉בְּשֵׁ֥םbeshemthe name of Genesis 12:8:17 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehthe LORD |
8. Formal Translation And he moved from there toward the hill country, east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD {Yahweh, Worship Receiver}, and he called upon the name of the LORD. |
8. Dynamic Translation Then he left that place for the hill country east of Bethel, setting up his tent with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar for the LORD {Yahweh, Personal Lord} and called out in the name of the LORD. |