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Genesis 17:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,


Genesis 17:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:38 words
וַיִּפֹּלwayipōlAnd fall
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
עַלʿalAbove
פָּנָיוpānāywFace
וַיְדַבֵּרwayədabērAnd arrange
אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּפֹּלwayipōlAnd fall
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
עַלʿalAbove
פָּנָיוpānāywFace
וַיְדַבֵּרwayədabērAnd arrange
אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

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