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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 24:38Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 24:3811 words
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
אֶלʾelNear
בֵּיתbêtA house
אָבִיʾāvîFather
תֵּלֵךְtēlēḵəWalk
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
מִשְׁפַּחְתִּיmišəpaḥətîFamily
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman
לִבְנִיlivənîTo son
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
אֶלʾelNear
בֵּיתbêtA house
אָבִיʾāvîFather
תֵּלֵךְtēlēḵəWalk
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
מִשְׁפַּחְתִּיmišəpaḥətîFamily
וְלָקַחְתָּwəlāqaḥətāAnd take
אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman
לִבְנִיlivənîTo son

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