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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 33:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 33:311 words
וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he
עָבַרʿāvarCross
לִפְנֵיהֶםlip̄ənêhemTo face
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
פְּעָמִיםpəʿāmîmStroke
עַדʿadAs far
גִּשְׁתּוֹgišətwōBe
עַדʿadAs far
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he
עָבַרʿāvarCross
לִפְנֵיהֶםlip̄ənêhemTo face
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
פְּעָמִיםpəʿāmîmStroke
עַדʿadAs far
גִּשְׁתּוֹgišətwōBe
עַדʿadAs far
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother

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