Genesis 11:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:”

Genesis 11:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 11:128 words

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁדwəʾarəpaḵəšadAnd Arpakshad

חַיḥayLive

חָמֵשׁḥāmēšFive

וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםûšəlōšîmAnd thirty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾet—

שָׁלַחšālaḥShelach

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

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וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁדwəʾarəpaḵəšadAnd Arpakshad

חַיḥayLive

חָמֵשׁḥāmēšFive

וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםûšəlōšîmAnd thirty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שָׁלַחšālaḥShelach

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