Genesis 21:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.”
Genesis 21:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 21:1728 words
וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶתʾet—
קוֹלqwōlVoice
הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
הָגָרhāgārHagar
מִןminPart
הַשָּׁמַיִםhašāmayimThe heavens
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
מַהmahWhat?
לָּךְlāḵəTo
הָגָרhāgārHagar
אַלʾalNot
תִּירְאִיtîrəʾîFear
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
שָׁמַעšāmaʿHear
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
קוֹלqwōlVoice
הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy
בַּאֲשֶׁרbaʾăšerIn who
הוּאhûʾHe
שָׁםšāmThere
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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