Genesis 25:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.”

Genesis 25:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 25:312 words

וְיָקְשָׁןwəyāqəšānAnd Jokshan

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾet—

שְׁבָאšəvāʾSheba

וְאֶתwəʾet—

דְּדָןdədānDedan

וּבְנֵיûvənêAnd son

דְדָןdədānDedan

הָיוּhāyûExist

אַשּׁוּרִםʾašûrimAn Ashurite

וּלְטוּשִׁיםûləṭûšîmAnd Letushim

וּלְאֻמִּיםûləʾumîmAnd Leummim

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְיָקְשָׁןwəyāqəšānAnd Jokshan

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שְׁבָאšəvāʾSheba

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

דְּדָןdədānDedan

וּבְנֵיûvənêAnd son

דְדָןdədānDedan

הָיוּhāyûExist

אַשּׁוּרִםʾašûrimAn Ashurite

וּלְטוּשִׁיםûləṭûšîmAnd Letushim

וּלְאֻמִּיםûləʾumîmAnd Leummim

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