Genesis 32:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.”

Genesis 32:25 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:259 words

וַיִּוָּתֵרwayiûtērAnd jut

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

לְבַדּוֹləvadwōTo separation

וַיֵּאָבֵקwayēʾāvēqAnd bedust

אִישׁʾîšMan

עִמּוֹʿimwōWith

עַדʿadAs far

עֲלוֹתʿălwōtAscend

הַשָּׁחַרhašāḥarThe dawn

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּוָּתֵרwayiûtērAnd jut

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

לְבַדּוֹləvadwōTo separation

וַיֵּאָבֵקwayēʾāvēqAnd bedust

אִישׁʾîšMan

עִמּוֹʿimwōWith

עַדʿadAs far

עֲלוֹתʿălwōtAscend

הַשָּׁחַרhašāḥarThe dawn

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