Genesis 12:9 (GNV)

Passage

Againe Abram went forth going and iourneying toward the South.

Nearby Context

Genesis 12:7 And the Lord appeared vnto Abram, and said, Vnto thy seede will I giue this land. And there builded he an altar vnto the Lord, which appeared vnto him.

Genesis 12:8 Afterward remouing thence vnto a moutaine Eastward from Beth-el, he pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the Westside, and Haai on the East: and there he built an altar vnto the Lord, and called on the Name of the Lord.

Genesis 12:9 Againe Abram went forth going and iourneying toward the South.

Genesis 12:10 Then there came a famine in the land: therefore Abram went downe into Egypt to soiourne there: for there was a great famine in the lande.

Genesis 12:11 And when he drewe neere to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Beholde nowe, I know that thou art a faire woman to looke vpon:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "againe", "abram", "went", "forth", "going", "iourneying", "toward", and "south". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "againe" and "abram", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Afterward remouing thence vnto a moutaine Eastward..." into verse 10's "Then there came a famine in the...", so "againe" and "abram" belong inside that flow. 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 "againe" and "abram" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.