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Genesis 13:11

“Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בָּחַרbâchar · baw-khar'
H977 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּבְחַר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 170 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:2 Exodus 14:7 Exodus 17:9 Exodus 18:25 Numbers 16:5

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּחַר here.

Verse 10 Verse 12

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.