Genesis 37:1 Hebrew Word Analysis

0dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבh3427
1And Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בh3290
5in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץh776
3was a strangerמְגוּרֵ֣יh4033
4wherein his fatherאָבִ֑יוh1
5in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץh776
6of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃h3667

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned -- in the land of Canaan.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.