Genesis 20:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.”

Genesis 20:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 20:1618 words

וּלְשָׂרָהûləśārāhAnd to Sarah

אָמַרʾāmarSay

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

נָתַתִּיnātatîGive

אֶלֶףʾelep̄Thousand

כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver

לְאָחִיךְləʾāḥîḵəTo brother

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

הוּאhûʾHe

לָךְlāḵəTo

כְּסוּתkəsûtCover

עֵינַיִםʿênayimEye

לְכֹלləḵōlTo whole

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

אִתָּךְʾitāḵəNearness

וְאֵתwəʾēt—

כֹּלkōlWhole

וְנֹכָחַתwənōḵāḥatAnd be right

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

Word-by-word meanings

וּלְשָׂרָהûləśārāhAnd to Sarah

אָמַרʾāmarSay

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

נָתַתִּיnātatîGive

אֶלֶףʾelep̄Thousand

כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver

לְאָחִיךְləʾāḥîḵəTo brother

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

הוּאhûʾHe

לָךְlāḵəTo

כְּסוּתkəsûtCover

עֵינַיִםʿênayimEye

לְכֹלləḵōlTo whole

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

אִתָּךְʾitāḵəNearness

וְאֵתwəʾētdirect object marker (no translation)

כֹּלkōlWhole

וְנֹכָחַתwənōḵāḥatAnd be right

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