Genesis 31:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.”
Genesis 31:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 31:1221 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
שָׂאśāʾLift
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
עֵינֶיךָʿêneyḵāEye
וּרְאֵהûrəʾēhAnd see
כָּלkālWhole
הָעַתֻּדִיםhāʿatudîmThe prepared
הָעֹלִיםhāʿōlîmThe ascend
עַלʿalAbove
הַצֹּאןhaṣōʾnThe flock
עֲקֻדִּיםʿăqudîmStriped
נְקֻדִּיםnəqudîmSpotted
וּבְרֻדִּיםûvərudîmAnd spotted
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
רָאִיתִיrāʾîtîSee
אֵתʾēt—
כָּלkālWhole
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לָבָןlāvānLaban
עֹשֶׂהʿōśehDo
לָּךְlāḵəTo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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