Exodus 28:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:”

Exodus 28:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 28:910 words

וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take

אֶתʾet—

שְׁתֵּיšətêTwo

אַבְנֵיʾavənêStone

שֹׁהַםšōhamGem

וּפִתַּחְתָּûp̄itaḥətāAnd open wide

עֲלֵיהֶםʿălêhemAbove

שְׁמוֹתšəmwōtAppellation

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שְׁתֵּיšətêTwo

אַבְנֵיʾavənêStone

שֹׁהַםšōhamGem

וּפִתַּחְתָּûp̄itaḥətāAnd open wide

עֲלֵיהֶםʿălêhemAbove

שְׁמוֹתšəmwōtAppellation

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

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