Genesis 19:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”
Genesis 19:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 19:266 words
וַתַּבֵּטwatabēṭAnd scan
אִשְׁתּוֹʾišətwōWoman
מֵאַחֲרָיוmēʾaḥărāywFrom the hind part
וַתְּהִיwatəhîAnd exist
נְצִיבnəṣîvStationary
מֶלַחmelaḥPowder
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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