“Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.”
Genesis 12:13 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 12:1311 words
HebrewMeaning
אִמְרִיʾiməriy
sayverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
נָ֖אnāʾ
pleaseparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
אֲחֹ֣תִ/יʾăḥōtiy
are sister mynounH269
sister · together
אָ֑תְּʾātə
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
לְמַ֨עַן֙ləmaʿan
so thatpronH4616
to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···
יִֽיטַבyiyṭab
it may go wellverbH3190
amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···
לִ֣/יliy
pron
בַ/עֲבוּרֵ֔/ךְbaʿăbwrēkə
for sake of youpronH5668
for · that · to
וְ/חָיְתָ֥הwəḥāyətāh
and it will liveconjH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
נַפְשִׁ֖/יnapəšiy
life mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
בִּ/גְלָלֵֽ/ךְbigəlālēkə
on account of youpronH1558
for
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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