Genesis 25:26 — King James Version← Study notes

“And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.”

Genesis 25:26 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 25:2617 words

וְאַחֲרֵיwəʾaḥărêAnd the hind part

כֵןḵēnSet upright

יָצָאyāṣāʾGo

אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother

וְיָדוֹwəyādwōAnd hand

אֹחֶזֶתʾōḥezetSeize

בַּעֲקֵבbaʿăqēvIn heel

עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

וְיִצְחָקwəyiṣəḥāqAnd Isaac

בֶּןbenSon

שִׁשִּׁיםšišîmSixty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

בְּלֶדֶתbəledetIn bear young

אֹתָםʾōtām—

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

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