Genesis 15:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.”

Genesis 15:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 15:117 words

וַיֵּרֶדwayēredAnd descend

הָעַיִטhāʿayiṭThe hawk

עַלʿalAbove

הַפְּגָרִיםhapəgārîmThe carcase

וַיַּשֵּׁבwayašēvAnd blow

אֹתָםʾōtām—

אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֵּרֶדwayēredAnd descend

הָעַיִטhāʿayiṭThe hawk

עַלʿalAbove

הַפְּגָרִיםhapəgārîmThe carcase

וַיַּשֵּׁבwayašēvAnd blow

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram

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