Genesis 12:1 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.

Nearby Context

Genesis 12:1 And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.

Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "said", "abram", "land", "kindred", "father's", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And I will make of thee a...", so "jehovah" and "said" should be read forward into that movement. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.