Genesis 13:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”
Genesis 13:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 13:913 words
הֲלֹאhălōʾNot
כָלḵālWhole
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
לְפָנֶיךָləp̄āneyḵāTo face
הִפָּרֶדhipāredBreak through
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
מֵעָלָיmēʿālāyFrom above
אִםʾimLo!
הַשְּׂמֹאלhaśəmōʾlThe dark
וְאֵימִנָהwəʾêmināhAnd be right-handed
וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
הַיָּמִיןhayāmînThe right
וְאַשְׂמְאִילָהwəʾaśəməʾîlāhAnd use the left hand
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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