Genesis 18:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.”

Genesis 18:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 18:715 words

וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near

הַבָּקָרhabāqārThe beeve

רָץrāṣRun

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

בֶּןbenSon

בָּקָרbāqārBeeve

רַךְraḵəTender

וָטוֹבwāṭwōvAnd good

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אֶלʾelNear

הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy

וַיְמַהֵרwayəmahērAnd be liquid

לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near

הַבָּקָרhabāqārThe beeve

רָץrāṣRun

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

בֶּןbenSon

בָּקָרbāqārBeeve

רַךְraḵəTender

וָטוֹבwāṭwōvAnd good

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אֶלʾelNear

הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy

וַיְמַהֵרwayəmahērAnd be liquid

לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

Explore community notes on Genesis 18:7

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion