Genesis 33:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”

Genesis 33:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 33:1715 words

וְיַעֲקֹבwəyaʿăqōvAnd Jacob

נָסַעnāsaʿPull

סֻכֹּתָהsukōtāhSuccoth

וַיִּבֶןwayivenAnd build

לוֹlwōTo

בָּיִתbāyitA house

וּלְמִקְנֵהוּûləmiqənēhûAnd to bought

עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo

סֻכֹּתsukōtHut

עַלʿalAbove

כֵּןkēnSet upright

קָרָאqārāʾCall out to

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing

סֻכּוֹתsukwōtSuccoth

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

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