Genesis 19:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.”

Genesis 19:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 19:314 words

וַיִּפְצַרwayip̄əṣarAnd peck at

בָּםbāmIn

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

וַיָּסֻרוּwayāsurûAnd turn

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

וַיָּבֹאוּwayāvōʾûAnd go

אֶלʾelNear

בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

לָהֶםlāhemTo

מִשְׁתֶּהmišətehDrink

וּמַצּוֹתûmaṣwōtAnd sweetness

אָפָהʾāp̄āhCook

וַיֹּאכֵלוּwayōʾḵēlûAnd eat

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

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