Genesis 24:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.”
Genesis 24:38 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 24:3811 words
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
אֶלʾelNear
בֵּיתbêtA house
אָבִיʾāvîFather
תֵּלֵךְtēlēḵəWalk
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
מִשְׁפַּחְתִּיmišəpaḥətîFamily
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman
לִבְנִיlivənîTo son
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