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Genesis 23:7 — King James Version← Study notes

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.


Genesis 23:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 23:77 words
וַיָּקָםwayāqāmAnd rise
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
לְעַםləʿamTo people
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
לִבְנֵיlivənêTo son
חֵתḥētCheth
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיָּקָםwayāqāmAnd rise
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
לְעַםləʿamTo people
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
לִבְנֵיlivənêTo son
חֵתḥētCheth

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