Genesis 18:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.”
Genesis 18:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 18:815 words
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
חֶמְאָהḥeməʾāhCurdled milk
וְחָלָבwəḥālāvAnd milk
וּבֶןûvenAnd son
הַבָּקָרhabāqārThe beeve
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo
וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give
לִפְנֵיהֶםlip̄ənêhemTo face
וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he
עֹמֵדʿōmēdStand
עֲלֵיהֶםʿălêhemAbove
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
הָעֵץhāʿēṣThe tree
וַיֹּאכֵלוּwayōʾḵēlûAnd eat
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