Genesis 16:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
Genesis 16:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 16:410 words
וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go
אֶלʾelNear
הָגָרhāgārHagar
וַתַּהַרwataharAnd be
וַתֵּרֶאwatēreʾAnd see
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הָרָתָהhārātāhBe
וַתֵּקַלwatēqalAnd be
גְּבִרְתָּהּgəvirətāhMistress
בְּעֵינֶיהָbəʿêneyhāIn eye
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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