Genesis 15:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.”
Genesis 15:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 15:415 words
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
דְבַרdəvarWord
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
לֹאlōʾNot
יִירָשְׁךָyîrāšəḵāOccupy
זֶהzehThis
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אִםʾimLo!
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יֵצֵאyēṣēʾGo
מִמֵּעֶיךָmimēʿeyḵāFrom intestines
הוּאhûʾHe
יִירָשֶׁךָyîrāšeḵāOccupy
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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