Genesis 13:17

Genesis 13:17

Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

a. NLT: Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.”

b. NIV: Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

c. YLT: rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to thee I give it.'

d. Amplified Bible: Arise, walk through the land, the length of it and the breadth of it, for I will give it to you.

e. Septuagint: 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.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Writings/Prophets: Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth! For to you will I give it.”

1. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it;

a. arise [6965 * quwm] [Strong: a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative):--abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising).]

b. walk [1980 * halak] [Strong: akin to 3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.]

c. the land [776 * ‘erets] [Strong: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.]

d. in the length [753 * ‘orek] [Strong: from 748; length:--+ forever, length, long.]

e. in the breadth [7341 * rochab] [Strong: from 7337; width (literally or figuratively):--breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.]

2. “…for I will give it unto thee.”

a. I will give it unto thee [5414 * nathan] [Strong:  a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):--add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.]