Genesis 22:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.”

Genesis 22:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 22:410 words

בַּיּוֹםbaywōmIn day

הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third

וַיִּשָּׂאwayiśāʾAnd lift

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶתʾet—

עֵינָיוʿênāywEye

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

אֶתʾet—

הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing

מֵרָחֹקmērāḥōqFrom remote

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

Word-by-word meanings

בַּיּוֹםbaywōmIn day

הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third

וַיִּשָּׂאwayiśāʾAnd lift

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

עֵינָיוʿênāywEye

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing

מֵרָחֹקmērāḥōqFrom remote

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