Genesis 33:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.”
Genesis 33:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 33:311 words
וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he
עָבַרʿāvarCross
לִפְנֵיהֶםlip̄ənêhemTo face
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
פְּעָמִיםpəʿāmîmStroke
עַדʿadAs far
גִּשְׁתּוֹgišətwōBe
עַדʿadAs far
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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