Now ¹  Isaac came from ²  Beer Lahai Roi, ³  for ⁴  he was living in the Negev. ⁵ 

biblegateway Gen 24:62

Now Isaac had come from going to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the Negev.

Now Isaac was returning from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev region.

Isaac had just come back from Beer Lahai Roi, since he was living in the Negev.

biblegateway Gen 24:62

Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev.

Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb.

bibleoremus Gen 24:62

Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb.

Isaac meanwhile had moved on as far as Beer-lahai-roi and was living in the Negeb.

biblegateway Gen 24:62

Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South.

And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

biblegateway Gen 24:62

Now ¹  Isaac came from ²  Beer Lahai Roi, ³  for ⁴  he was living in the Negev. ⁵ 

¹ tn The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.

² tn Heb “from the way of.”

³ sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿ’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.

⁴ tn This disjunctive clause is explanatory.

⁵ tn Or “the South [country].”

⁵ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.