Genesis 24:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.”

Genesis 24:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 24:815 words

וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!

לֹאlōʾNot

תֹאבֶהtōʾvehBreathe

הָאִשָּׁהhāʾišāhThe woman

לָלֶכֶתlāleḵetTo walk

אַחֲרֶיךָʾaḥăreyḵāThe hind part

וְנִקִּיתָwəniqîtāAnd be

מִשְּׁבֻעָתִיmišəvuʿātîFrom sworn

זֹאתzōʾtThis

רַקraqLeanness

אֶתʾet—

בְּנִיbənîSon

לֹאlōʾNot

תָשֵׁבtāšēvTurn

שָׁמָּהšāmāhThere

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!

לֹאlōʾNot

תֹאבֶהtōʾvehBreathe

הָאִשָּׁהhāʾišāhThe woman

לָלֶכֶתlāleḵetTo walk

אַחֲרֶיךָʾaḥăreyḵāThe hind part

וְנִקִּיתָwəniqîtāAnd be

מִשְּׁבֻעָתִיmišəvuʿātîFrom sworn

זֹאתzōʾtThis

רַקraqLeanness

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנִיbənîSon

לֹאlōʾNot

תָשֵׁבtāšēvTurn

שָׁמָּהšāmāhThere

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