Genesis 28:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
Genesis 28:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 28:1715 words
וַיִּירָאwayîrāʾAnd fear
וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say
מַהmahWhat?
נּוֹרָאnwōrāʾFear
הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
אֵיןʾênNonentity
זֶהzehThis
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אִםʾimLo!
בֵּיתbêtA house
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
וְזֶהwəzehAnd this
שַׁעַרšaʿarOpening
הַשָּׁמָיִםhašāmāyimThe heavens
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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