“And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:”
Genesis 12:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 12:1117 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְהִ֕יwayəhiy
and it wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥רkaʾăšer
just aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
הִקְרִ֖יבhiqəriyb
he drew nearverbH7126
bring (forth · near) · come (near · nigh) ···
לָ/ב֣וֹאlābwōʾ
to enterpronH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
מִצְרָ֑יְמָ/הmiṣərāyəmāh
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙wayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
שָׂרַ֣יśāray
SarainounH8297
אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹʾišətwō
wife hisnounH802
each · every · female · many ···
הִנֵּהhinēh
here!particleH2009
lo · see
נָ֣אnāʾ
pleaseparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
יָדַ֔עְתִּיyādaʿətiy
I knowverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
כִּ֛יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אִשָּׁ֥הʾišāh
are a womannounH802
each · every · female · many ···
יְפַתyəpat
beautiful ofadjH3303
beautiful · comely · fair(-est · one) ···
מַרְאֶ֖הmarəʾeh
appearancenounH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
אָֽתְּʾātə
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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