Genesis 15:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.”
Genesis 15:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 15:1715 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhašemešThe sun
בָּאָהbāʾāhGo
וַעֲלָטָהwaʿălāṭāhAnd dusk
הָיָהhāyāhExist
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
תַנּוּרtanûrFire-pot
עָשָׁןʿāšānSmoke
וְלַפִּידwəlapîdAnd flambeau
אֵשׁʾēšFire
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עָבַרʿāvarCross
בֵּיןbênBetween
הַגְּזָרִיםhagəzārîmThe cut off
הָאֵלֶּהhāʾēlehThe these
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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