Genesis 34:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.”
Genesis 34:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:1914 words
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
אֵחַרʾēḥarLoiter
הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy
לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
חָפֵץḥāp̄ēṣIncline
בְּבַתbəvatIn daughter
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
וְהוּאwəhûʾAnd he
נִכְבָּדniḵəbādBe heavy
מִכֹּלmikōlFrom whole
בֵּיתbêtA house
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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