Genesis 33:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.”
Genesis 33:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 33:1815 words
וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
שָׁלֵםšālēmComplete
עִירʿîrCity
שְׁכֶםšəḵemShekem
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
כְּנַעַןkənaʿanKenaan
בְּבֹאוֹbəvōʾwōIn go
מִפַּדַּןmipadanFrom
אֲרָםʾărāmPaddan
וַיִּחַןwayiḥanAnd incline
אֶתʾetNearness
פְּנֵיpənêFace
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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