Genesis 32:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;”

Genesis 32:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:1314 words

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou

אָמַרְתָּʾāmarətāSay

הֵיטֵבhêṭēvBe

אֵיטִיבʾêṭîvBe

עִמָּךְʿimāḵəWith

וְשַׂמְתִּיwəśamətîAnd put

אֶתʾet—

זַרְעֲךָzarəʿăḵāSeed

כְּחוֹלkəḥwōlLike sand

הַיָּםhayāmThe sea

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

לֹאlōʾNot

יִסָּפֵרyisāp̄ērScore

מֵרֹבmērōvFrom abundance

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou

אָמַרְתָּʾāmarətāSay

הֵיטֵבhêṭēvBe

אֵיטִיבʾêṭîvBe

עִמָּךְʿimāḵəWith

וְשַׂמְתִּיwəśamətîAnd put

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

זַרְעֲךָzarəʿăḵāSeed

כְּחוֹלkəḥwōlLike sand

הַיָּםhayāmThe sea

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

לֹאlōʾNot

יִסָּפֵרyisāp̄ērScore

מֵרֹבmērōvFrom abundance

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