Genesis 10:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.”
Genesis 10:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 10:914 words
הוּאhûʾHe
הָיָהhāyāhExist
גִבֹּרgibōrPowerful
צַיִדṣayidChase
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
עַלʿalAbove
כֵּןkēnSet upright
יֵאָמַרyēʾāmarSay
כְּנִמְרֹדkənimərōdLike Nimrod
גִּבּוֹרgibwōrPowerful
צַיִדṣayidChase
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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