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Genesis 21:11 — King James Version← Study notes

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.


Genesis 21:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 21:118 words
וַיֵּרַעwayēraʿAnd spoil
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
עַלʿalAbove
אוֹדֹתʾwōdōtTurnings
בְּנוֹbənwōSon
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֵּרַעwayēraʿAnd spoil
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
עַלʿalAbove
אוֹדֹתʾwōdōtTurnings
בְּנוֹbənwōSon

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