“Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.”
Genesis 12:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 12:1913 words
HebrewMeaning
לָ/מָ֤הlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
אָמַ֨רְתָּ֙ʾāmarətā
did you sayverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲחֹ֣תִ/יʾăḥōtiy
is sister mynounH269
sister · together
הִ֔ואhiwʾ
sheprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
וָ/אֶקַּ֥חwāʾeqaḥ
and I tookconjH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
אֹתָ֛/הּʾōtāh
herparticleH853
לִ֖/יliy
pron
לְ/אִשָּׁ֑הləʾišāh
to a wifepronH802
each · every · female · many ···
וְ/עַתָּ֕הwəʿatāh
and nowconjH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
הִנֵּ֥הhinēh
here!particleH2009
lo · see
אִשְׁתְּ/ךָ֖ʾišətəkā
wife yournounH802
each · every · female · many ···
קַ֥חqaḥ
take herverbH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
וָ/לֵֽךְwālēkə
awayconjH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
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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