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Genesis 24:62

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24:62Now102 Isaac came from103 Beer Lahai Roi,104 for105 he was living in the Negev.106

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  1. 102 The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.
  2. 103 Heb “from the way of.”
  3. 104 The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bé’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.
  4. 105 This disjunctive clause is explanatory.
  5. 106 Or “the South [country].” Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now Isaac was returning from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev region.

NLTNew Living Translation

Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Isaac was coming from the direction of Beer-Lahai-Roi. And he was living in the land of the Negev.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.