Genesis 28:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.”

Genesis 28:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 28:114 words

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac

אֶלʾelNear

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

וַיְצַוֵּהוּwayəṣaûhûAnd constitute

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לוֹlwōTo

לֹאlōʾNot

תִקַּחtiqaḥTake

אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman

מִבְּנוֹתmibənwōtFrom daughter

כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan

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

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