Genesis 11:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Genesis 11:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:2311 words
וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live
שְׂרוּגśərûgSerug
אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part
הוֹלִידוֹhwōlîdwōBear young
אֶתʾet—
נָחוֹרnāḥwōrNachor
מָאתַיִםmāʾtayimHundred
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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