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Genesis 24:52 — King James Version← Study notes

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.


Genesis 24:52Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 24:5210 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
שָׁמַעšāmaʿHear
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
אֶתʾet
דִּבְרֵיהֶםdivərêhemWord
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
שָׁמַעšāmaʿHear
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
דִּבְרֵיהֶםdivərêhemWord
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

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