Genesis 3:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”

Genesis 3:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 3:98 words

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֶלʾelNear

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לוֹlwōTo

אַיֶּכָּהʾayekāhWhere?

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֶלʾelNear

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לוֹlwōTo

אַיֶּכָּהʾayekāhWhere?

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