Genesis 12:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.”

Genesis 12:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 12:6 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 12:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time, Canaanites were in the land.”

Genesis 12:6 — World English Bible

Genesis 12:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. ”

Genesis 12:6 — American Standard Version

Genesis 12:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite <FI>is<Fi> then in the land.”

Genesis 12:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 12:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. ”

Genesis 12:6 — Darby Translation

Genesis 12:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Abram passed through the land vnto the place of Shechem, and vnto the plaine of Moreh (and the Canaanite was then in ye land)”

Genesis 12:6 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 12:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.”

Genesis 12:6 — The Living Sword

Genesis 12:6 in Context — Genesis 12

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

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What Does Genesis 12:6 Mean?

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