Genesis 18:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.”

Genesis 18:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 18:614 words

וַיְמַהֵרwayəmahērAnd be liquid

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

הָאֹהֱלָהhāʾōhĕlāhThe tent

אֶלʾelNear

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

מַהֲרִיmahărîBe liquid

שְׁלֹשׁšəlōšThree

סְאִיםsəʾîmSeah

קֶמַחqemaḥFlour

סֹלֶתsōletFlour

לוּשִׁיlûšîKnead

וַעֲשִׂיwaʿăśîAnd do

עֻגוֹתʿugwōtAshcake

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְמַהֵרwayəmahērAnd be liquid

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

הָאֹהֱלָהhāʾōhĕlāhThe tent

אֶלʾelNear

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

מַהֲרִיmahărîBe liquid

שְׁלֹשׁšəlōšThree

סְאִיםsəʾîmSeah

קֶמַחqemaḥFlour

סֹלֶתsōletFlour

לוּשִׁיlûšîKnead

וַעֲשִׂיwaʿăśîAnd do

עֻגוֹתʿugwōtAshcake

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