Genesis 28:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.”
Genesis 28:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 28:917 words
וַיֵּלֶךְwayēleḵəAnd walk
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אֶלʾelNear
יִשְׁמָעֵאלyišəmāʿēʾlJishmael
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
אֶתʾet—
מָחֲלַתmāḥălatMachalath
בַּתbatDaughter
יִשְׁמָעֵאלyišəmāʿēʾlJishmael
בֶּןbenSon
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
אֲחוֹתʾăḥwōtSister
נְבָיוֹתnəvāywōtNebajoth
עַלʿalAbove
נָשָׁיוnāšāywWoman
לוֹlwōTo
לְאִשָּׁהləʾišāhTo woman
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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