Genesis 11:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Genesis 11:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:2113 words
וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live
רְעוּrəʿûReu
אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part
הוֹלִידוֹhwōlîdwōBear young
אֶתʾet—
שְׂרוּגśərûgSerug
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
שָׁנִיםšānîmYear
וּמָאתַיִםûmāʾtayimAnd hundred
שָׁנָהšānāhYear
וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young
בָּנִיםbānîmSon
וּבָנוֹתûvānwōtAnd daughter
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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