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Genesis 15:9 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.


Genesis 15:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 15:912 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
קְחָהqəḥāhTake
לִיTo
עֶגְלָהʿegəlāhCalf
מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁתməšulešetBe
וְעֵזwəʿēzAnd she-goat
מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁתməšulešetBe
וְאַיִלwəʾayilAnd strength
מְשֻׁלָּשׁməšulāšBe
וְתֹרwətōrAnd ring-dove
וְגוֹזָלwəgwōzālAnd nestling
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
קְחָהqəḥāhTake
לִיTo
עֶגְלָהʿegəlāhCalf
מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁתməšulešetBe
וְעֵזwəʿēzAnd she-goat
מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁתməšulešetBe
וְאַיִלwəʾayilAnd strength
מְשֻׁלָּשׁməšulāšBe
וְתֹרwətōrAnd ring-dove
וְגוֹזָלwəgwōzālAnd nestling

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