Genesis 21:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.”

Genesis 21:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 21:811 words

וַיִּגְדַּלwayigədalAnd be

הַיֶּלֶדhayeledThe something born

וַיִּגָּמַלwayigāmalAnd treat

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

מִשְׁתֶּהmišətehDrink

גָדוֹלgādwōlGreat

בְּיוֹםbəywōmIn day

הִגָּמֵלhigāmēlTreat

אֶתʾet—

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּגְדַּלwayigədalAnd be

הַיֶּלֶדhayeledThe something born

וַיִּגָּמַלwayigāmalAnd treat

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

מִשְׁתֶּהmišətehDrink

גָדוֹלgādwōlGreat

בְּיוֹםbəywōmIn day

הִגָּמֵלhigāmēlTreat

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

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