Genesis 30:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.”
Genesis 30:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 30:313 words
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
אֲמָתִיʾămātîMaid-servant
בִלְהָהviləhāhBilhah
בֹּאbōʾGo
אֵלֶיהָʾēleyhāNear
וְתֵלֵדwətēlēdAnd bear young
עַלʿalAbove
בִּרְכַּיbirəkayKnee
וְאִבָּנֶהwəʾibānehAnd build
גַםgamAssemblage
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
מִמֶּנָּהmimenāhPart
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