Genesis 24:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.”

Genesis 24:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 24:610 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

הִשָּׁמֶרhišāmerHedge

לְךָləḵāTo

פֶּןpenRemoval

תָּשִׁיבtāšîvTurn

אֶתʾet—

בְּנִיbənîSon

שָׁמָּהšāmāhThere

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

הִשָּׁמֶרhišāmerHedge

לְךָləḵāTo

פֶּןpenRemoval

תָּשִׁיבtāšîvTurn

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנִיbənîSon

שָׁמָּהšāmāhThere

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