Genesis 16:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”

Genesis 16:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:1214 words

וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he

יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist

פֶּרֶאpereʾOnager

אָדָםʾādāmRuddy

יָדוֹyādwōHand

בַכֹּלvakōlIn whole

וְיַדwəyadAnd hand

כֹּלkōlWhole

בּוֹbwōIn

וְעַלwəʿalAnd above

פְּנֵיpənêFace

כָלḵālWhole

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

יִשְׁכֹּןyišəkōnReside

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

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