Genesis 21:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.”

Genesis 21:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 21:1017 words

וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say

לְאַבְרָהָםləʾavərāhāmTo Abraham

גָּרֵשׁgārēšDrive out

הָאָמָהhāʾāmāhThe maid-servant

הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this

וְאֶתwəʾet—

בְּנָהּbənāhSon

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

לֹאlōʾNot

יִירַשׁyîrašOccupy

בֶּןbenSon

הָאָמָהhāʾāmāhThe maid-servant

הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this

עִםʿimWith

בְּנִיbənîSon

עִםʿimWith

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say

לְאַבְרָהָםləʾavərāhāmTo Abraham

גָּרֵשׁgārēšDrive out

הָאָמָהhāʾāmāhThe maid-servant

הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנָהּbənāhSon

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

לֹאlōʾNot

יִירַשׁyîrašOccupy

בֶּןbenSon

הָאָמָהhāʾāmāhThe maid-servant

הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this

עִםʿimWith

בְּנִיbənîSon

עִםʿimWith

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

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