“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
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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