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genesis_11:28

Genesis 11:28

Hebrew
וַיָּ֣מָת הָרָ֔ן עַל פְּנֵ֖י תֶּ֣רַח אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֥רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ בְּא֥וּר כַּשְׂדִּֽים
ESV
Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
NIV
While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth.
NLT
But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living.
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἀπέθανεν Αρραν ἐνώπιον Θαρα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πατρὸς αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
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greek

The definite article
γῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
ἐγενήθη ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χώρᾳ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Χαλδαίων
KJV
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Genesis 11:27 ← Genesis 11:28 → Genesis 11:29

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