Genesis 37:1

In 11 translations

BSB

Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

KJV

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.wherein…: Heb. of his father’s sojournings

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And Jacob dwells in the land of his father’s sojournings—in the land of Canaan.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned.

GNV

Iaakob nowe dwelt in the lande, wherein his father was a stranger, in the lande of Canaan.

JPS

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

LXXE

And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃

LXX-Br

Κατῴκει δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τῇ γῇ, οὗ παρῴκησεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐν γῇ Χαναάν· αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Ἰακώβ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 17:8And 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.”
• Genesis 23:4“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
• Genesis 28:4And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
• Hebrews 11:9–16By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with…
• Genesis 36:7For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

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