Exodus 18:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.”
Exodus 18:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 18:1710 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
חֹתֵןḥōtēnGive
מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
לֹאlōʾNot
טוֹבṭwōvGood
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
אַתָּהʾatāhThou
עֹשֶׂהʿōśehDo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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