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Genesis 31:28 — King James Version← Study notes

And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.


Genesis 31:28Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 31:288 words
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
נְטַשְׁתַּנִיnəṭašətanîPound
לְנַשֵּׁקlənašēqTo kiss
לְבָנַיləvānayTo son
וְלִבְנֹתָיwəlivənōtāyAnd to daughter
עַתָּהʿatāhAt this time
הִסְכַּלְתָּhisəkalətāBe silly
עֲשׂוֹʿăśwōDo
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
נְטַשְׁתַּנִיnəṭašətanîPound
לְנַשֵּׁקlənašēqTo kiss
לְבָנַיləvānayTo son
וְלִבְנֹתָיwəlivənōtāyAnd to daughter
עַתָּהʿatāhAt this time
הִסְכַּלְתָּhisəkalətāBe silly
עֲשׂוֹʿăśwōDo

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