Genesis 12:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

הִקְרִיבhiqərîvApproach

לָבוֹאlāvwōʾTo go

מִצְרָיְמָהmiṣərāyəmāhMitsrajim

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֶלʾelNear

שָׂרַיśāraySarai

אִשְׁתּוֹʾišətwōWoman

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

נָאnāʾ'I pray'

יָדַעְתִּיyādaʿətîKnow

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman

יְפַתyəp̄atBeautiful

מַרְאֶהmarəʾehView

אָתְּʾātəThou

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

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