Exodus 34:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.”
Exodus 34:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 34:1612 words
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
מִבְּנֹתָיוmibənōtāywFrom daughter
לְבָנֶיךָləvāneyḵāTo son
וְזָנוּwəzānûAnd commit adultery
בְנֹתָיוvənōtāywDaughter
אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part
אֱלֹהֵיהֶןʾĕlōhêhenGod
וְהִזְנוּwəhizənûAnd commit adultery
אֶתʾet—
בָּנֶיךָbāneyḵāSon
אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part
אֱלֹהֵיהֶןʾĕlōhêhenGod
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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