Genesis 37:1
Strong's Lexicon
Now Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter' 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

lived
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

in the land
בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

where his father
אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

had resided,
מְגוּרֵ֣י (mə·ḡū·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4033: 1) sojourning place, dwelling-place, sojourning 1a) dwelling-place 1b) sojourning, lifetime

the land
בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

of Canaan.
כְּנָֽעַן׃ (kə·nā·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3667: Canaan = 'lowland' n pr m 1) the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine n pr loc 2) the land west of the Jordan peopled by the descendants of Canaan and subsequently conquered by the Israelites under Joshua n m 3) merchant, trader

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father’s sojournings—in the land of Canaan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.

New American Standard Bible
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

King James Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.

New Living Translation
So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner.

English Standard Version
Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

New American Standard Bible
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

King James Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.

International Standard Version
Jacob continued to live in the land they were occupying, where his father had journeyed in the territory of Canaan.

NET Bible
But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.
















Cross References
Genesis 17:8
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Genesis 28:4
And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Genesis 36:43
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 36:42
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

Genesis 36:41
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Genesis 37:4
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
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