And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.
WEB
Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.
YLT
And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwelling in the land of the south,
DBT
And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)