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The landוְאֶת הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָםand to IsaacוּלְיִצְחָקI will giveאֶתְּנֶנָּהto you,לְךָand to your offspringוּלְזַרְעֲךָafter youאַחֲרֶיךָI will giveאֶתֵּןthe land.”אֶת הָאָרֶץ
Genesis 35:12
Study it in the app“The land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac I will give to you, and to your offspring after you I will give the land.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 35:12, word by word
- The landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- I gaveנָתַתִּיnatati
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- and to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- and to your offspringזַרְעֲzara
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appears
The context
11And Elohim said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and an assembly of nations will come from you, and kings will come out from your loins.
12 · This verse (above)
13Then Elohim went up from him at the place where he had spoken with him.
To study Genesis 35 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim tell Jacob to do at Bethel, and what did his household leave behind (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Jacob that he asks his household to put away the foreign gods (vv. 2-3)?
3. How I live it
What gets in the way of your trust in Elohim, and could you leave it behind?