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Genesis 22:10 — King James Version← Study notes

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.


Genesis 22:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 22:1010 words
וַיִּשְׁלַחwayišəlaḥAnd send
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
אֶתʾet
יָדוֹyādwōHand
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
אֶתʾet
הַמַּאֲכֶלֶתhamaʾăḵeletThe eat
לִשְׁחֹטlišəḥōṭTo slaughter
אֶתʾet
בְּנוֹbənwōSon
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּשְׁלַחwayišəlaḥAnd send
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
יָדוֹyādwōHand
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הַמַּאֲכֶלֶתhamaʾăḵeletThe eat
לִשְׁחֹטlišəḥōṭTo slaughter
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
בְּנוֹbənwōSon

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