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Genesis 33:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.


Genesis 33:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 33:65 words
וַתִּגַּשְׁןָwatigašənāAnd be
הַשְּׁפָחוֹתhašəp̄āḥwōtThe female slave
הֵנָּהhēnāhThemselves
וְיַלְדֵיהֶןwəyalədêhenAnd something born
וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָwatišətaḥăweynāAnd depress
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתִּגַּשְׁןָwatigašənāAnd be
הַשְּׁפָחוֹתhašəp̄āḥwōtThe female slave
הֵנָּהhēnāhThemselves
וְיַלְדֵיהֶןwəyalədêhenAnd something born
וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָwatišətaḥăweynāAnd depress

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