Genesis 16:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.”
Genesis 16:15 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 16:1512 words
וַתֵּלֶדwatēledAnd bear young
הָגָרhāgārHagar
לְאַבְרָםləʾavərāmTo Abram
בֵּןbēnSon
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
שֶׁםšemAppellation
בְּנוֹbənwōSon
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יָלְדָהyālədāhBear young
הָגָרhāgārHagar
יִשְׁמָעֵאלyišəmāʿēʾlJishmael
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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