Genesis 18:10 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.”
Genesis 18:10 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 18:1016 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
שׁוֹבšwōvTurn
אָשׁוּבʾāšûvTurn
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
כָּעֵתkāʿētLike time
חַיָּהḥayāhAlive
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
בֵןvēnSon
לְשָׂרָהləśārāhTo Sarah
אִשְׁתֶּךָʾišəteḵāWoman
וְשָׂרָהwəśārāhAnd Sarah
שֹׁמַעַתšōmaʿatHear
פֶּתַחpetaḥOpening
הָאֹהֶלhāʾōhelThe tent
וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he
אַחֲרָיוʾaḥărāywThe hind part
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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