τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα περὶ τῆς κατοικήσεως ἐν Βαιθήλ

καὶ πορεύεται ὁ Ἅβραμ, καὶ οἴχεται μετὰ αὐτοῦ ὁ Λώτ· ὁ δὲ Ἅβραμ ἔτη ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε ἐστί, ὅτε ἐξέρχεται ἐκ Χαρράν. καὶ λαμβάνει ὁ Ἅβραμ τὴν Σάραν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν Λὼτ υἱὸν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῶν, ὅσα κέκτηνται, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ψυχήν, ἣν κέκτηνται ἐν Χαρράν. ἐξέρχονται οὖν πορεύεσθαι εἰς γῆν Χαναὰν. καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς γῆν Χαναὰν. καὶ διοδεύει ὁ Ἅβραμ εἰς τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ἕως τοῦ τόπου Συχὲμ, ἐπὶ τὴν δρῦν τὴν ὑψηλήν· οἱ δὲ Χαναναῖοι τότε κατοικοῦσι τὴν γῆν. ἐκεῖ δὲ φαίνεται ὁ Κύριος τῷ Ἅβραμ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· "Τῷ σπέρματί σου δώσω τὴν γῆν ταύτην." καὶ οἰκοδομεῖ ἐκεῖ ὁ Ἅβραμ θυσιαστήριον τῷ Κυρίῳ. καὶ ἀπέρχεται ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατὰ ἀνατολὰς Βαιθήλ· ἵστησι δ' ἐκεῖ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ ἐν Βαιθὴλ καὶ οἰκοδομεῖ θυσιαστήριον τῷ Kυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Kυρίου. τέλος δ' ἀπέρχεται ὁ Ἅβραμ καὶ πορεύεται καὶ στρατοπεδεύει ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ χώρᾳ.


Notes

κέκτηνται: τοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα ἐστὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ "κτῶμαι" ἐν τῷ παρακειμένῳ ("perfect") χρόνῳ

ἐκεῖθεν: you encountered the ἐπίρρημα "ἐκεῖ" in lesson nine (ἐν τῷ ἐνάτῳ ἀναγνώσματι): (Θαρα) ἔρχεται ἕως Χαρρὰν καὶ κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ.  Here it appears with the -θεν suffix, which indicates movement away from.  

κατὰ ἀνατολὰς: this is a prepositional phrase that is a shortened form of κατὰ ἀνατολὰς τοῦ ἡλίου and means literally "to the risings of the sun" or simply "east," so κατὰ ἀνατολὰς Βαιθήλ means "east of Baithel." 


Vocabulary

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Nouns (τὰ ὀνόματα) English Definition Dict. Gram. Author
τὰ ὑπάρχοντα possessions, resources
LSJ
305
ἡ ψυχή, τῆς ψυχῆς life, soul LSJ 216 Her.
Xen.
τὸ μῆκος, τοὺ μήκου
length, height LSJ 231 Her.
τὸ σπέρμα, τοῦ σπέρματος seed
LSJ 258
τὸ θυσιαστήριον, τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου altar
LSJ 231
ἡ ἀνατολή, τῆς ἀνατολῆς rising LSJ 216 Her.
ἡ σκηνή, τῆς σκηνῆς tent, stage-building LSJ
216
τὸ τέλος, τοῦ τέλους outcome, completion, end (here used as an adverb: "finally, at last") LSJ
264 Her.
Xen.

Adjectives (τὰ ἐπίθετα) English Definition Dict. Gram. Author
ἐρῆμος, -ον
deserted, desolate
LSJ 289 Her.

Verbs (τὰ ῥήματα) English Definition Dict. Gram. Author
πορεύω I carry, convey (middle and passive: go, walk, march)
LSJ
383 Her.
Xen.
οἴχομαι I go away
LSJ 383
356
Her.
κτάομαι --> κτῶμαι
I get, acquire
LSJ 385 Her.
Xen.
διοδεύω I travel through
LSJ 383
φαίνω I bring to light, cause to appear: (middle) I appear, come to light
LSJ 383 Her.
Xen.
δίδωμι
I give, grant
LSJ 416 Her.
Xen.
οἰκοδομέω --> οἰκοδομῶ
I build
LSJ 385 Her.
ἵστημι I stand (something) up, stand
LSJ 416 Her.
Xen.
ἐπικαλῶ I call upon, summon
LSJ 385
στρατοπεδεύω I encamp
LSJ 383 Her.
Xen.