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for I will give it unto thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, walk about in the land through its length and width; for I will give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Arise, walk (make a thorough reconnaissance) around in the land, through its length and its width, for I will give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now walk back and forth across the land, because I am going to give it to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Go! Walk back and forth across the entire land because I will give it to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Get up! Walk throughout the length and breadth of the land, because I'm going to give it to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Get up and walk throughout the land, for I will give it to you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth; for I will give it to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to you I give it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to thee I give it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Arise to walk in the land according to its length and according to its breadth; for to thee will I give it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Arise and walk through the land in the length, and in the breadth thereof: for I will give it to thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Arise and walk through the land in its length, and breadth. For I will give it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Get up and walk through the land, across its length and breadth, for I give it to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise up, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise; walk in the land to its length and to its width because to you I shall give it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Arise and traverse the land, both in the length of it and in the breadth; for to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/13-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2868" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">God Renews the Promise to Abram</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Get up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hiṯ·hal·lêḵ (V-Hitpael-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">around the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: lə·’ā·rə·kāh (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">through its length</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: ū·lə·rā·ḥə·bāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">and breadth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tə·nen·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3fse) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a></span><br />The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30-31</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. / And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></span><br />Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3-4</a></span><br />I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1</a></span><br />Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a></span><br />the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/1-19.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/genesis/6-15.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/genesis/11-32.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/6-15.htm">Length</a> <a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/23-1.htm">Length</a> <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-1.htm">Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">and Lot goes toward Sodom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">God renews his promise to Abram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Get up and walk around the land</b><br>This command signifies an active participation in God's promise. Walking the land was a symbolic act of taking possession, a common ancient Near Eastern practice. It reflects a tangible expression of faith, similar to <a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3</a>, where God tells Joshua that every place he sets his foot will be given to him. This act of walking is a precursor to the Israelites' later conquest and settlement of Canaan.<p><b>through its length and breadth</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the vastness of the land promised to Abram. It underscores the comprehensive nature of God's promise, extending in all directions. This promise of land is central to the Abrahamic Covenant, which is foundational to the narrative of the Israelites. The land of Canaan, later known as Israel, holds significant historical and theological importance, being the stage for much of biblical history.<p><b>for I will give it to you.</b><br>This promise is a divine assurance of God's faithfulness and sovereignty. It is a unilateral promise, not contingent on Abram's actions but solely on God's will. This promise is reiterated throughout Genesis (e.g., <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18, 17</a>:8) and is a key element of God's covenant with Abram. It foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment in the coming of Jesus Christ, who is seen as the true heir of all God's promises (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>). The land promise also points to the eschatological hope of a new creation, where God's people will dwell with Him eternally.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram (Abraham)</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Abram is called by God to walk the land that will be given to him and his descendants. His journey is a demonstration of faith and obedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land that God promises to Abram. It represents the future inheritance of Abram's descendants and is a significant location in biblical history.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise.htm">God's Promise</a></b><br>This event is a reaffirmation of God's covenant with Abram, emphasizing the physical and spiritual inheritance promised to him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Abram's obedience to walk the land demonstrates faith in God's promises. Believers are encouraged to actively trust and obey God's guidance in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The promise to Abram is a testament to God's faithfulness. Christians can find assurance in God's unchanging nature and His commitment to fulfill His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>While Abram's promise was physical, believers today are reminded of their spiritual inheritance in Christ, encouraging them to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/exploring_god's_promises.htm">Exploring God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as Abram was to explore the land, Christians are called to explore and understand the depth of God's promises through Scripture and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_work_in_heaven.htm">What is the identity of the Kenizzites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_the_ancient_landmark_be_removed.htm">Was Abraham truly a friend of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_genesis_13_14-17_reconciled.htm">In Genesis 13:14-17, God promises Abram that his descendants will inherit the land 'forever'; how can this be reconciled with later biblical or historical events suggesting otherwise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_god's_land_promises_fit_scripture.htm">How do God's promises of land and everlasting covenant here fit with apparent inconsistencies elsewhere in Scripture (Genesis 17:7-8)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Walk through the land.</span>--Repeated change of scene is not merely one of the pleasures of the nomad life, but also a necessity; for the uplands, covered with rich herbage in the spring, are usually burnt up in summer, and in the winter are exposed to driving winds and rain-storms. In these journeyings Abram is now to have the tranquil pleasure of feeling that his seed will inherit each beautiful spot that he visits, and that he is taking possession of it, and hallowing it for them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Arise</span>. According to a common mode of Oriental speech, pleonastically affixed to verbs of going, going forward, and of setting about anything with impulse (Gesenius, p. 727; cf. <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a>; <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it.</span> To be understood not as a literal direction, but as an intimation that he might leisurely survey his inheritance with the calm assurance that it was his. <span class="cmt_word">For I will give it unto thee.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/13-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Get up</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֚וּם</span> <span class="translit">(qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and walk</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·hal·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through its length</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָרְכָּ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·rə·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and width—</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·rā·ḥə·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will give it</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tə·nen·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/13-17.htm">Genesis 13:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/13-17.htm">OT Law: Genesis 13:17 Arise walk through the land in its (Gen. 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