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Genesis 14:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.


Genesis 14:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 14:2111 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
סְדֹםsədōmSedom
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
תֶּןtenGive
לִיTo
הַנֶּפֶשׁhanep̄ešThe breathing creature
וְהָרְכֻשׁwəhārəḵušAnd the property
קַחqaḥTake
לָךְlāḵəTo
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
סְדֹםsədōmSedom
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
תֶּןtenGive
לִיTo
הַנֶּפֶשׁhanep̄ešThe breathing creature
וְהָרְכֻשׁwəhārəḵušAnd the property
קַחqaḥTake
לָךְlāḵəTo

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