Genesis 10:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,”

Genesis 10:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 10:1113 words

מִןminPart

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

הַהִואhahiwʾThe he

יָצָאyāṣāʾGo

אַשּׁוּרʾašûrAshshur

וַיִּבֶןwayivenAnd build

אֶתʾet—

נִינְוֵהnînəwēhNineveh

וְאֶתwəʾet—

רְחֹבֹתrəḥōvōtRechoboth

עִירʿîrCity

וְאֶתwəʾet—

כָּלַחkālaḥKelach

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

Word-by-word meanings

מִןminPart

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

הַהִואhahiwʾThe he

יָצָאyāṣāʾGo

אַשּׁוּרʾašûrAshshur

וַיִּבֶןwayivenAnd build

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

נִינְוֵהnînəwēhNineveh

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

רְחֹבֹתrəḥōvōtRechoboth

עִירʿîrCity

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

כָּלַחkālaḥKelach

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