Genesis 26:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:”
Genesis 26:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 26:212 words
וַיֵּרָאwayērāʾAnd see
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אַלʾalNot
תֵּרֵדtērēdDescend
מִצְרָיְמָהmiṣərāyəmāhMitsrajim
שְׁכֹןšəḵōnReside
בָּאָרֶץbāʾāreṣIn earth
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
אֹמַרʾōmarSay
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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