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Genesis 23:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,


Genesis 23:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 23:57 words
וַיַּעֲנוּwayaʿănûAnd eye
בְנֵיvənêSon
חֵתḥētCheth
אֶתʾet
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
לוֹlwōTo
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּעֲנוּwayaʿănûAnd eye
בְנֵיvənêSon
חֵתḥētCheth
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
לוֹlwōTo

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