Genesis 24:62 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country.”

Genesis 24:62 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 24:6210 words

וְיִצְחָקwəyiṣəḥāqAnd Isaac

בָּאbāʾGo

מִבּוֹאmibwōʾFrom go

בְּאֵרbəʾēr—

לַחַיlaḥay—

רֹאִיrōʾîBeer-Lachai-Roi

וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he

יוֹשֵׁבywōšēvSit

בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth

הַנֶּגֶבhanegevThe south

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְיִצְחָקwəyiṣəḥāqAnd Isaac

בָּאbāʾGo

מִבּוֹאmibwōʾFrom go

בְּאֵרbəʾērdirect object marker (no translation)

לַחַיlaḥaydirect object marker (no translation)

רֹאִיrōʾîBeer-Lachai-Roi

וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he

יוֹשֵׁבywōšēvSit

בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth

הַנֶּגֶבhanegevThe south

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