Exodus 18:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 18:1710 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶרwayōʾmer

and he saidconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

חֹתֵ֥ןḥōtēn

the father-in-law ofverbH2859

father in law · make marriages · mother in law · son in law

מֹשֶׁ֖הmōšeh

MosesnounH4872

אֵלָ֑י/וʾēlāyw

to himpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

לֹאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

טוֹב֙ṭwōb

is goodadjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

הַ/דָּבָ֔רhadābār

the thingparticleH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer

whichparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

אַתָּ֖הʾatāh

youprepH859

thou · ye · you

עֹשֶֽׂהʿōśeh

are doingverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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