Deuteronomy 22:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;”

Deuteronomy 22:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 22:1613 words

וְאָמַרwəʾāmarAnd say

אֲבִיʾăvîFather

הנערhnʿrThe girl

הַנַּעַרָהhanaʿarāhThe girl

אֶלʾelNear

הַזְּקֵנִיםhazəqēnîmThe old

אֶתʾet—

בִּתִּיbitîDaughter

נָתַתִּיnātatîGive

לָאִישׁlāʾîšTo man

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

לְאִשָּׁהləʾišāhTo woman

וַיִּשְׂנָאֶהָwayiśənāʾehāAnd hate

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאָמַרwəʾāmarAnd say

אֲבִיʾăvîFather

הנערhnʿrThe girl

הַנַּעַרָהhanaʿarāhThe girl

אֶלʾelNear

הַזְּקֵנִיםhazəqēnîmThe old

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בִּתִּיbitîDaughter

נָתַתִּיnātatîGive

לָאִישׁlāʾîšTo man

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

לְאִשָּׁהləʾišāhTo woman

וַיִּשְׂנָאֶהָwayiśənāʾehāAnd hate

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